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Coding Theory and Cryptography: From Enigma and Geheimschreiber to Quantum Theory

By David Joyner

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2000
ISBN
3540663363, 9783540663362
Open Library ID
OL9063070M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3228660 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
261\261
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

These are the proceedings of the Conference on Coding Theory, Cryptography, and Number Theory held at the U.S. Naval Academy during October 25-26, 1998. This book concerns elementary and advanced aspects of coding theory and cryptography. The coding theory contributions deal mostly with algebraic coding theory. Some of these papers are expository, whereas others are the result of original research. The emphasis is on geometric Goppa codes, but there is also a paper on codes arising from combinatorial constructions. There are both, historical and mathematical papers on cryptography. Several of the contributions on cryptography describe the work done by the British and their allies during World War II to crack the German and Japanese ciphers. Some mathematical aspects of the Enigma rotor machine and more recent research on quantum cryptography are described. Moreover, there are two papers concerned with the RSA cryptosystem and related number-theoretic issues.

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