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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465807703321

Autore

Diekert Volker <1955->

Titolo

Discrete algebraic methods : arithmetic, cryptography, automata, and groups / / Volker Diekert [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : De Gruyter, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

3-11-041333-7

3-11-041632-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations

Collana

De Gruyter Textbook

Disciplina

511.3/3

Soggetti

Ordered algebraic structures

Algorithms

Computer science - Mathematics

Cryptography

Algebra

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Algebraic structures -- 2. Cryptography -- 3. Number theoretic algorithms -- 4. Polynomial time primality test -- 5. Elliptic curves -- 6. Combinatorics on words -- 7. Automata -- 8. Discrete infinite groups -- Solutions to exercises -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The idea behind this book is to provide the mathematical foundations for assessing modern developments in the Information Age. It deepens and complements the basic concepts, but it also considers instructive and more advanced topics. The treatise starts with a general chapter on algebraic structures; this part provides all the necessary knowledge for the rest of the book. The next chapter gives a concise overview of cryptography. Chapter 3 on number theoretic algorithms is important for developping cryptosystems, Chapter 4 presents the deterministic primality test of Agrawal, Kayal, and Saxena. The account to elliptic curves again focuses on cryptographic applications and algorithms. With combinatorics on words and automata theory, the reader is



introduced to two areas of theoretical computer science where semigroups play a fundamental role.The last chapter is devoted to combinatorial group theory and its connections to automata. Contents:Algebraic structuresCryptographyNumber theoretic algorithmsPolynomial time primality testElliptic curvesCombinatorics on wordsAutomataDiscrete infinite groups