Differentially 4-uniform permutations have emerged as a cornerstone in the design of secure substitution boxes (S-boxes) for modern block ciphers. These functions are characterised by their ability to ...
Team led by Aydogan Ozcan presents reconfigurable optical network for multi- dimensional functions. Artistic depiction of a diffractive optical processor. Engineers at the University of California, ...
Summary The Eulerian numbers count permutations according to the number of descents. The two-sided Eulerian numbers count permutations according to number of descents and the number of descents in the ...
This story is a supplement to the feature "Rubik's Cube Inspired Puzzles Demonstrate Math's "Simple Groups"" which was printed in the July 2008 issue of Scientific American. All three new puzzles ...