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The Enigma History and Mathematics

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2016-10-25

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Faint, Stephanie

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University of Waterloo

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In this thesis we look at the solution to the German code machine, the Enigma machine. This solution was originally found by Polish cryptologists. We look at the solution from a historical perspective, but most importantly, from a mathematical point of view. Although there are no complete records of the Polish solution, we try to reconstruct what was done, sometimes filling in blanks, and sometimes finding a more mathematical way than was originally found. We also look at whether the solution would have been possible without the help of information obtained from a German spy.

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Enigma machine, Polish cryptographers, Enigma code, cryptography, Poznan, Poland, Henryk Zygalski, Jerzy Rozycki

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11023

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Pure Mathematics