{"product_id":"9783319810553","title":"Foundations in Signal Processing, Communications and Networking: Rudolf Ahlswede’s Lectures on Information Theory 3","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFoundations in Signal Processing, Communications and Networking: Rudolf Ahlswede’s Lectures on Information Theory 3\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAhlswede, Rudolf; Ahlswede, Alexander; Althöfer, Ingo; Deppe, Christian; Tamm, Ulrich\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted to information security, this volume begins with a short course on cryptography, mainly based\non lectures given by Rudolf Ahlswede at the University of Bielefeld in the mid\n1990s. It was the second of his cycle of lectures on information theory which\nopened with an introductory course on basic coding theorems, as covered in\nVolume 1 of this series. In this third volume, Shannon’s historical work on\nsecrecy systems is detailed, followed by an introduction to an\ninformation-theoretic model of wiretap channels, and such important concepts as\nhomophonic coding and authentication. Once the theoretical arguments have been\npresented, comprehensive technical details of AES are given. Furthermore, a\nshort introduction to the history of public-key cryptology, RSA and El Gamal\ncryptosystems is provided, followed by a look at the basic theory of elliptic\ncurves, and algorithms for efficient addition in elliptic curves. Lastly, the\nimportant topic of “oblivious transfer” is discussed, which is strongly\nconnected to the privacy problem in communication. Today, the importance of\nthis problem is rapidly increasing, and further research and practical realizations\nare greatly anticipated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the third of several volumes serving as the\ncollected documentation of Rudolf Ahlswede’s lectures on information theory.\nEach volume includes comments from an invited well-known expert. In the\nsupplement to the present volume, Rüdiger Reischuk contributes his insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassical\ninformation processing concerns the main tasks of gaining knowledge and the\nstorage, transmission and hiding of data. The first task is the prime goal of\nStatistics. For transmission and hiding data, Shannon developed an impressive\nmathematical theory called Information Theory, which he based on probabilistic\nmodels. The theory largely involves the concept of codes with small error\nprobabilities in spite of noise in the transmission, which is modeled by\nchannels. The lectures presentedin this work are suitable for graduate\nstudents in Mathematics, and also for those working in Theoretical Computer\nScience, Physics, and Electrical Engineering with a background in basic\nMathematics. The lectures can be used as the basis for courses or to supplement\ncourses in many ways. Ph.D. students will also find research problems, often\nwith conjectures, that offer potential subjects for a thesis. More advanced\nresearchers may find questions which form the basis of entire research\nprograms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-04-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319810553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-31515-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 356\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775405781132,"sku":"9783319810553","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319810553.jpg?v=1775753574","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319810553","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}