Date : 1994
Type : Livre / Book
Langue / Language : anglais / English
ISBN : 978-0-387-94293-3
ISBN : 0-387-94293-9
ISBN : 3-540-94293-9
ISBN : 978-1-4612-6442-2
ISBN : 0-387-96576-9
ISBN : 3-540-96576-9
EAN : 9780387942933
EAN : 9781461264422
Collection : Graduate texts in mathematics / [New York] : Springer-Verlag , 1971-
Résumé / Abstract : The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to arithmetic topics, both ancient and modern, that have been at the center or interest in applications of number theory, particularly in cryptography. No background in algebra or number theory is assumed, and the book begins with a discussion of the basic number theory that is needed. The approach taken is algorithmic, emphasizing estimates of the efficiency of the techniques that arise from the theory