This volume contains a collection of papers on algebraic curves and their applications. While algebraic curves traditionally have provided a path toward modern

This book provides an accessible and self-contained introduction to the theory of algebraic curves over a finite field, a subject that has been of fundamental i

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The reach of algebraic curves in cryptography goes far beyond elliptic curve or public key cryptography yet these other application areas have not been systemat