Spheroidal Domains and Geometric Analysis in Euclidean Space

Clifford's geometric algebra has enjoyed phenomenal development over the last 60 years by mathematicians, theoretical physicists, engineers, and computer scientists in robotics, artificial intelligence and data analysis, introducing a myriad of different and often confusing notations. The geometric algebra of Euclidean 3-space, the natural generalization of both the well-known Gibbs-Heaviside vector algebra and Hamilton's quaternions, is used here to study spheroidal domains, spheroidal-graphic projections, the Laplace equation, and its Lie algebra of symmetries. The Cauchy-Kovalevska extension and the Cauchy kernel function are treated in a unified way. The concept of a quasi-monogenic family of functions is introduced and studied.

The double-padlock problem: Is secure classical information transmission possible without key exchange?

The idealized Kish-Sethuraman (KS) cipher is theoretically known to offer perfect security through a classical information channel. However, realization of the protocol is hitherto an open problem, as the required mathematical operators have not been identified in the previous literature. A mechanical analogy of this protocol can be seen as sending a message in a box using two padlocks; one locked by the Sender and the other locked by the Receiver, so that theoretically the message remains secure at all times. We seek a mathematical representation of this process, considering that it would be very unusual if there was a physical process with no mathematical description. We select Clifford's geometric algebra for this task as it is a natural formalism to handle rotations in spaces of various dimension. The significance of finding a mathematical description that describes the protocol, is that it is a possible step toward a physical realization having benefits in increased security with reduced complexity.