Quantum Number Tricks

Takashi Mihara

Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Japan..

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2010.33029                

Abstract

Some results indicate that quantum information based on quantum physics is more powerful than classical one. In this paper, we propose new tricks based on quantum physics. Our tricks are methods inspired by the strategies of quantum game theory. In these tricks, magicians have the ability of quantum physics, but spectators have only classical one. We propose quantum tricks such that, by manipulating quantum coins and quantum cards, magicians guess spectators’ values.

Keywords

Quantum Trick, Entangled State, Game Theory

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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