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Query: Coin flipping from a cosmic source: On error correction of truly random
  bits   We study a problem related to coin flipping, coding theory, and noise
sensitivity. Consider a source of truly random bits $x \in \bits^n$, and $k$
parties, who have noisy versions of the source bits $y^i \in \bits^n$, where
for all $i$ and $j$, it holds that $\Pr[y^i_j = x_j] = 1 - \eps$, independently
for all $i$ and $j$. That is, each party sees each bit correctly with
probability $1-\epsilon$, and incorrectly (flipped) with probability
$\epsilon$, independently for all bits and all parties. The parties, who cannot
communicate, wish to agree beforehand on {\em balanced} functions $f_i :
\bits^n \to \bits$ such that $\Pr[f_1(y^1) = ... = f_k(y^k)]$ is maximized. In
other words, each party wants to toss a fair coin so that the probability that
all parties have the same coin is maximized. The functions $f_i$ may be thought
of as an error correcting procedure for the source $x$.
  When $k=2,3$ no error correction is possible, as the optimal protocol is
given by $f_i(x^i) = y^i_1$. On the other hand, for large values of $k$, better
protocols exist. We study general properties of the optimal protocols and the
asymptotic behavior of the problem with respect to $k$, $n$ and $\eps$. Our
analysis uses tools from probability, discrete Fourier analysis, convexity and
discrete symmetrization.

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The categories of this paper are: cs
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The categories of this paper are: adap-org
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The categories of this paper are: physics
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The categories of this paper are: plasm-ph
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The categories of this paper are: math-ph
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The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn
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The categories of this paper are: alg-geom
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The categories of this paper are: nlin
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The categories of this paper are: cmp-lg
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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: quant-ph
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The categories of this paper are: atom-ph
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-ex