In this paper we find a lower bound of the second-order nonlinearities of Boolean bent functions of the form f(x) = Tr 1 (α1x d1 + α2x 2), where d1 and d2 are Niho exponents. A lower bound of the second-order nonlinearities of these Boolean functions can also be obtained by using a result proved by Li, Hu and Gao (eprint.iacr.org/2010 /009.pdf). It is demonstrated that for large values of n the...

Boolean functions which are simultaneously bent and negabent are studied. Transformations that leave the bent-negabent property invariant are presented. A construction for infinitely many bentnegabent Boolean functions in 2mn variables (m > 1) and of algebraic degree at most n is described, this being a subclass of the Maiorana– McFarland class of bent functions. Finally it is shown that a bent...

A one to one correspondence between regular generalized bent functions from Fn2 to Z2m , and m−tuples of Boolean bent functions is established. This correspondence maps selfdual (resp. anti-self-dual) generalized bent functions to m−tuples of self-dual (resp. anti self-dual) Boolean bent functions. An application to the classification of regular generalized bent functions under the extended aff...

BACKGROUND Cannula shape and connection style influence the risk of thrombus formation in the blood pump by varying the blood flow characteristics inside the pump. Inlet cannulas should be designed based on the need for anatomical fit and reducing the risk of thrombus generation in the blood pump. The effects on thrombus formation of the cone-shaped bend inlet cannulas of axial blood pumps shou...

In this paper we characterize (octal) bent generalized Boolean functions defined on Z2 with values in Z8. Moreover, we propose several constructions of such generalized bent functions for both n even and n odd.

We prove that cubic homogeneous bent functions f : V2n → GF(2) exist for all n ≥ 3 except for n = 4.

We introduce the notion of a bent function on a finite nonabelian group which is a natural generalization of the well-known notion of bentness on a finite abelian group due to Logachev, Salnikov and Yashchenko. Using the theory of linear representations and noncommutative harmonic analysis of finite groups we obtain several properties of such functions similar to the corresponding properties of...

In this paper, a new construction of quaternary bent functions from quaternary quadratic forms over Galois rings of characteristic 4 is proposed. Based on this construction, several new classes of quaternary bent functions are obtained, and as a consequence, several new classes of quadratic binary bent and semi-bent functions in polynomial forms are derived. This work generalizes the recent wor...

Two new results on the nonexistence of generalized bent functions are presented by using properties of the decomposition law of primes in cyclotomic fields and properties of solutions of some Diophantine equations, and examples satisfying our results are given.