
Geometries, Codes and Cryptography
Published on 28. June 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
VII, 228 pages
978-3-211-82205-0 (ISBN)
Description
The general problem studied by information theory is the reliable transmission of information through unreliable channels. Channels can be unreliable either because they are disturbed by noise or because unauthorized receivers intercept the information transmitted. In the first case, the theory of error-control codes provides techniques for correcting at least part of the errors caused by noise. In the second case cryptography offers the most suitable methods for coping with the many problems linked with secrecy and authentication. Now, both error-control and cryptography schemes can be studied, to a large extent, by suitable geometric models, belonging to the important field of finite geometries. This book provides an update survey of the state of the art of finite geometries and their applications to channel coding against noise and deliberate tampering. The book is divided into two sections, "Geometries and Codes" and "Geometries and Cryptography". The first part covers such topicsas Galois geometries, Steiner systems, Circle geometry and applications to algebraic coding theory. The second part deals with unconditional secrecy and authentication, geometric threshold schemes and applications of finite geometry to cryptography. This volume recommends itself to engineers dealing with communication problems, to mathematicians and to research workers in the fields of algebraic coding theory, cryptography and information theory.
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Series
Edition
1990 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Vienna
Austria
Publishing group
Springer Wien
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
12 s/w Abbildungen
VII, 228 p. 12 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-211-82205-0 (9783211822050)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-7091-2838-1
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