Emerging Applications of Number Theory (The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications Vol.109) (1999. XIII, 689 p. w. 145 figs. 24,5 cm)

Most people tend to view number theory as the very paradigm of pure mathematics. With the advent of computers, however, number theory has been finding an increasing number of applications in practical settings, such as in cryptography, random number generation, coding theory, and even concert hall acoustics.