LEADER 03845nam 22007455 450 001 9910588599903321 005 20251113185651.0 010 $a9783031096709 010 $a3031096703 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-09670-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7076745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7076745 035 $a(CKB)24735733400041 035 $a(PPN)264192753 035 $a(OCoLC)1342115472 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-09670-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924735733400041 100 $a20220820d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBlockchain Foundations and Applications /$fby Xun Yi, Xuechao Yang, Andrei Kelarev, Kwok Yan Lam, Zahir Tari 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (129 pages) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,$x2191-5318 311 08$aPrint version: Yi, Xun Blockchain Foundations and Applications Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783031096693 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aChapter 1. Cryptographic Primitives -- Chapter 2. Distributed Consensus -- Chapter 3. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Smart Contracts -- Chapter 4. Cryptocurrencies -- Chapter 5. Blockchain Types and Deployment Models -- Chapter 6. Blockchain Applications in Supply Chain -- Chapter 7. Blockchain Applications in Health Care -- Chapter 8. Blockchain Applications in Manufacturing -- Chapter 9. Conclusion. 330 $aThis monograph provides a comprehensive and rigorous exposition of the basic concepts and most important modern research results concerning blockchain and its applications. The book includes the required cryptographic fundamentals underpinning the blockchain technology, since understanding of the concepts of cryptography involved in the design of blockchain is necessary for mastering the security guarantees furnished by blockchain. It also contains an introduction to cryptographic primitives, and separate chapters on bitcoin, ethereum and smart contracts, public blockchain, private blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain applications. This volume is of great interest to active researchers who are keen to develop novel applications of blockchain in the field of their investigatio. Further, it is also beneficial for industry practitioners as well as undergraduate students in computing and information technology. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,$x2191-5318 606 $aBlockchains (Databases) 606 $aComputer science$xMathematics 606 $aElectronic commerce 606 $aEngineering mathematics 606 $aEngineering$xData processing 606 $aMedical informatics 606 $aBlockchain 606 $aMathematics of Computing 606 $ae-Commerce and e-Business 606 $aMathematical and Computational Engineering Applications 606 $aHealth Informatics 615 0$aBlockchains (Databases) 615 0$aComputer science$xMathematics. 615 0$aElectronic commerce. 615 0$aEngineering mathematics. 615 0$aEngineering$xData processing. 615 0$aMedical informatics. 615 14$aBlockchain. 615 24$aMathematics of Computing. 615 24$ae-Commerce and e-Business. 615 24$aMathematical and Computational Engineering Applications. 615 24$aHealth Informatics. 676 $a005.74 676 $a005.74 700 $aYi$b Xun$0968566 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910588599903321 996 $aBlockchain foundations and applications$93362898 997 $aUNINA