Randomness in quantum mechanics—nature's ultimate cryptogram?

Will a single atom irradiated by coherent light be equivalent to an infinite computer as regards its ability to generate random numbers? As described here, a search for unexpected patterns of order by cryptanalysis of the telegraph signal generated by the on/off time of the atom's fluorescence will provide new experimental tests of the fundamental principles of the quantum theory.

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