Breaking a secure communication scheme based on the phase synchronization of chaotic systems

Chaos

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 274-278

  Alvarez G ^a   Montoya, F ^a   Pastor, G ^a   Romera, M ^a  

^a Institute of Physical and Information Technologies   (Spain)

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EID: 3042541536     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1688092     Document Type: Article

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