TY - JOUR
T1 - Möbius transforms, coincident Boolean functions and non-coincidence property of Boolean functions
AU - Pieprzyk, Josef
AU - Wang, Huaxiong
AU - Zhang, Xian Mo
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Boolean functions and their Möbius transforms are involved in logical calculation, digital communications, coding theory and modern cryptography. So far, little is known about the relations of Boolean functions and their Möbius transforms. This work is composed of three parts. In the first part, we present relations between a Boolean function and its Möbius transform so as to convert the truth table/algebraic normal form (ANF) to the ANF/truth table of a function in different conditions. In the second part, we focus on the special case when a Boolean function is identical to its Möbius transform. We call such functions coincident. In the third part, we generalize the concept of coincident functions and indicate that any Boolean function has the coincidence property even it is not coincident.
AB - Boolean functions and their Möbius transforms are involved in logical calculation, digital communications, coding theory and modern cryptography. So far, little is known about the relations of Boolean functions and their Möbius transforms. This work is composed of three parts. In the first part, we present relations between a Boolean function and its Möbius transform so as to convert the truth table/algebraic normal form (ANF) to the ANF/truth table of a function in different conditions. In the second part, we focus on the special case when a Boolean function is identical to its Möbius transform. We call such functions coincident. In the third part, we generalize the concept of coincident functions and indicate that any Boolean function has the coincidence property even it is not coincident.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207160.2010.509428
DO - 10.1080/00207160.2010.509428
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956066720
VL - 88
SP - 1398
EP - 1416
JO - International Journal of Computer Mathematics
JF - International Journal of Computer Mathematics
SN - 0020-7160
IS - 7
ER -