Quantum Commitments and Black Hole Radiation Decoding

Explore the fascinating connection between quantum cryptography and black hole radiation decoding in this illuminating talk by Fermi Ma from UC Berkeley. Delve into a new perspective on Zvika Brakerski's groundbreaking equivalence proof, focusing on a reformulated distinguishing game for the radiation decoding problem. Discover how this game precisely captures the security of quantum commitments to EPR pairs and its significance for commitment-based quantum cryptography. Gain insights into the necessary and sufficient conditions for this cryptographic approach, all presented in a mostly non-technical manner suitable for those without prior knowledge of quantum commitments or black hole physics. Learn from discussions with Sam Gunn and Alex Lombardi in this hour-long presentation from the Quantum Summer Cluster Workshop at the Simons Institute.