A collection of 17 studies from a September 1997 workshop in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois provide a cross-section of current research into coding theory, information theory, and signal processing. The topics include the Klein Quartic, the Fano place, and curves representing designs; curves, codes, and cryptography; spherical codes generated from self-dual association schemes; bounds on constrained codes in one and two dimensions, the weight distribution of some turbo-like codes, some wireless networking problems with a theoretical conscience, and computational imaging. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Codes, Curves, and Signals: Common Threads in Communications is a collection of seventeen contributions from leading researchers in communications. The book provides a representative cross-section of cutting edge contemporary research in the fields of algebraic curves and the associated decoding algorithms, the use of signal processing techniques in coding theory, and the application of information-theoretic methods in communications and signal processing. The book is organized into three parts: Curves and Codes, Codes and Signals, and Signals and Information.
Codes, Curves, and Signals: Common Threads in Communications is a tribute to the broad and profound influence of Richard E. Blahut on the fields of algebraic coding, information theory, and digital signal processing. All the contributors have individually and collectively dedicated their work to R. E. Blahut.
Codes, Curves, and Signals: Common Threads in Communications is an excellent reference for researchers and professionals.
