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Quantum Random Number Generator
Truly random numbers from a quantum circuit: n qubits put into superposition with Hadamard gates using IBM Qiskit.
- Framework
- IBM Qiskit
- Circuit
- n qubits, each through a Hadamard gate
- Output
- Truly random numbers
Overview
This is a quantum random number generator I created using IBM Qiskit. It generates a truly random number by leveraging a quantum circuit with n qubits, each initialized into a superposition state using Hadamard gates.
How it works
- Build a circuit with n qubits.
- Apply a Hadamard gate to each one, putting it in an equal superposition of 0 and 1.
- Measure every qubit. Each collapses to 0 or 1 with genuinely random outcome.
- Read the measured bits as an n-bit random number.
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