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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2010
      June 2006
      ISBN:
      9780511617744
      9780521864855
      9781107410633
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617744
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.715kg, 276 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 276 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Communications and Signal Processing, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
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    Communications and Signal Processing, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
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    Quantum cryptography (or quantum key distribution) is a state-of-the-art technique that exploits properties of quantum mechanics to guarantee the secure exchange of secret keys. This 2006 text introduces the principles and techniques of quantum cryptography, setting it in the wider context of cryptography and security, with specific focus on secret-key distillation. The book starts with an overview chapter, progressing to classical cryptography, information theory (classical and quantum), and applications of quantum cryptography. The discussion moves to secret-key distillation, privacy amplification and reconciliation techniques, concluding with the security principles of quantum cryptography. The author explains the physical implementation and security of these systems, enabling engineers to gauge the suitability of quantum cryptography for securing transmission in their particular application. With its blend of fundamental theory, implementation techniques, and details of recent protocols, this book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in electrical engineering, physics, and computer science.

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    Review of the hardback:'This is a self-contained book, which is accessible to newcomers to the field with a basic background in physical and computer sciences, as well as electrical engineering. Being up-to-date, this book will, at the same time, prove useful to the scientists already involved in quantum cryptography research.'

    Source: Zentralblatt MATH

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