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MATH783 POINT LATTICES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

Course Code: 2360783
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The definition of a lattice, lattice basis, fundamental region, lattice scaling, lattice cosets, lattice determinant, minimum distance, Minkowski and Blichfeldt theorems, successive minima, dual lattice, shortest vector problem, closest vector problem, covering radius, lattice reduction algoritms, lattice-based cryptosystems with attacks.