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Re: VMs: RE: A cryptological assault on Strong's decryption...

Hi John,

At 20:32 13/08/2004 -0400, John Grove wrote: 
   1-------1---  // +0, +8               // gaps of +8 and +4
   -3-----3----  // +1, +7               // gaps of +6 and +6
   --5---5-----  // +2, +6               // gaps of +4 and +8
   ---7-7----7-  // +3, +5, +10  // gaps of +2, +5, and +5
   ----9-------  // +4                   // gap of +12
   ---------4-4  // +9, +11              // gaps of +2 and +10

Are six alphabets the only possible way to arrive at the above patterns?
Could they also be the result of looking at a four-square type cipher or
something? (I honestly don't know - I'm asking). If those patterns were to
be identifiable in a ciphertext - is a six-alphabet solution the only match?
The fact that they step through 12 cycles and have an apparent set of gaps
that indicate that six alphabets exist is interesting, but I'm just
wondering if other types of ciphers could produce the same kind of pattern.

I don't the (astronomical or mathematical) means by which the 135797531474 pattern was derived, sorry: but as it's a 12-step cycle, it would probably correspond to a 3x4 or a 4x3 rectangle, rather than to any kind of magic square per se. I guess you'd have to ask GC about that...

Cheers, ....Nick Pelling.... 


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