Cryptography, Information Theory, and Error-Correction (eBook)

A Handbook for the 21st Century

Aiden A. Bruen, Mario A. Forcinito (Autoren)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
496 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-03138-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover the first unified treatment of today's most essential information technologies Compressing, Encrypting, and Encoding With identity theft, cybercrime, and digital file sharing proliferating in today's wired world, providing safe and accurate information transfers has become a paramount concern. The issues and problems raised in this endeavor are encompassed within three disciplines: cryptography, information theory, and error-correction. As technology continues to develop, these fields have converged at a practical level, increasing the need for a unified treatment of these three cornerstones of the information age. Stressing the interconnections of the disciplines, Cryptography, Information Theory, and Error-Correction offers a complete, yet accessible account of the technologies shaping the 21st century. This book contains the most up-to-date, detailed, and balanced treatment available on these subjects. The authors draw on their experience both in the classroom and in industry, giving the book's material and presentation a unique real-world orientation. With its reader-friendly style and interdisciplinary emphasis, Cryptography, Information Theory, and Error-Correction serves as both an admirable teaching text and a tool for self-learning. The chapter structure allows for anyone with a high school mathematics education to gain a strong conceptual understanding, and provides higher-level students with more mathematically advanced topics. The authors clearly map out paths through the book for readers of all levels to maximize their learning. This book: Is suitable for courses in cryptography, information theory, or error-correction as well as courses discussing all three areas Provides over 300 example problems with solutions Presents new and exciting algorithms adopted by industry Discusses potential applications in cell biology Details a new characterization of perfect secrecy Features in-depth coverage of linear feedback shift registers (LFSR), a staple of modern computing Follows a layered approach to facilitate discussion, with summaries followed by more detailed explanations Provides a new perspective on the RSA algorithm Cryptography, Information Theory, and Error-Correction is an excellent in-depth text for both graduate and undergraduate students of mathematics, computer science, and engineering. It is also an authoritative overview for IT professionals, statisticians, mathematicians, computer scientists, electrical engineers, entrepreneurs, and the generally curious.

Autor

AIDEN A. BRUEN, PHD, is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has over 100 published articles in refereed journals and has served for many years on the Editorial Board of Designs, Codes and Cryptography. His research interests include error-correcting codes, number theory, algebraic geometry, algebra finite geometries, information theory, and cryptography. MARIO A. FORCINITO, PHD, is a professional engineer with over ten years' experience as an industrial consultant. He is President of SUR Consultants in Engineering Science Inc., a member of the IEEE Computer Society, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Forcinito has experience lecturing on cryptography and numerical methods at several technical meetings.

Rezensionen

"...the book is a useful information source for all people
interested in information security." (Computing Reviews.com,
January 18, 2006)

"The book is certainly to be recommended, and it can be used at
various levels, as both a reference text an as a text for
undergraduate and graduate courses..." (Mathematical
Reviews, 2006b)

"...readers of this book will find their enthusiasm for
communication theory greatly stimulated..." (CHOICE,
December 2005)

"...although encyclopedic, is lively and engaging, written
with palpable enthusiasm...a very readable text, one that
encourages a reader to dip in and sample the treats." (MAA
Reviews, June 23, 2005)

"...one of the most outstanding works in this area; it will
prove useful to a broad category of readers..." (Computing
Reviews.com, October 28, 2005)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.9.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley-Interscience Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley-Interscience Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Computer Science • Computer Security & Cryptography • Computersicherheit u. Kryptographie • cryptography • Fehlerkorrekturcode • Informatik • Informationstechnologie • Informationstheorie • Information Technologies • Kryptographie • Mathematics • Mathematik
• ISBN-10: 1-118-03138-5 / 1118031385
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-03138-4 / 9781118031384