A Primer on Pseudorandom Generators - Brossura

Goldreich, Oded

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ISBN 10: 0821851926 ISBN 13: 9780821851920

Casa editrice: Amer Mathematical Society, 2010

Riassunto

A fresh look at the question of randomness was taken in the theory of computing: A distribution is pseudorandom if it cannot be distinguished from the uniform distribution by any efficient procedure. This paradigm, originally associating efficient procedures with polynomial-time algorithms, has been applied with respect to a variety of natural classes of distinguishing procedures. The resulting theory of pseudorandomness is relevant to science at large and is closely related to central areas of computer science, such as algorithmic design, complexity theory, and cryptography.

This primer surveys the theory of pseudorandomness, starting with the general paradigm, and discussing various incarnations while emphasizing the case of general-purpose pseudorandom generators (withstanding any polynomial-time distinguisher). Additional topics include the "derandomization" of arbitrary probabilistic polynomial-time algorithms, pseudorandom generators withstanding space-bounded distinguishers, and serveral natural notions of special-purpose pseudorandom generators.

The primer assumes basic familiarity with the notion of efficient algorithms and with elementary probability theory, but provides a basic introduction to all notions that are actually used. as a result, the primer is essentially self-contained, although the interested reader is at times referred to other sources for more detail.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Amer Mathematical Society
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0821851926
• ISBN 13: 9780821851920
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 113
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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