Refereed Journal Publications

2007

1. L F McAven and R Safavi--Naini Classification of the deletion correcting capabilities of Reed-Solomon codes of dimension $2$ over prime fields IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 53(6) (2007) 2280-2294

   2003

2. P H Butler, W P Joyce, L F McAven and B G Searle Recursive calculation of non--primitive recoupling and vector--coupling brakets. Canadian Journal of Physics 81(8) (2003) 1051-1066.

   2002

3. L F McAven and K Shinagawa Faraday rotation in Co³⁺-substituted magnetic garnets. J.Phys.: Condensed Matter 14(45) (2002) 11859-11866.
4. S M Crooks, L F McAven, D R Robinson and L Xing Minimising delivery time and monitor units in static IMRT by leaf--sequencing. Physics and Medicine in Biology 47 (2002) 3105-3116.
5. M Schlesinger, L F McAven, Y Yao Numerical investigations into static and quasistatic problems of two-dimensional dry elastic frictional contact. Canadian Journal of Physics 80(5) (2002) 505-524.

   2001

6. L F McAven and M Schlesinger The identification of Young tableaux with angular momentum states. J.Phys.A:Math.Gen.Phys. 40 (2001) 8333-8343.
7. L F McAven and A M Hamel Calculating symmetric group split-standard transformation coefficients using the block selective method: A proof. J.Phys.A:Math.Gen.Phys. 35 (2001) 1719-1725.

   2000

8. J Q Chen, P D Fan, L F McAven and P H Butler Algebraic solutions for all dihedral groups. J.Math.Phys. 41(12) (2000) 8196-8222.

   1999

9. P D Fan, J Q Chen, L F McAven and P H Butler Unique Euler angles and self-consistent multiplication tables for double point groups. Int.J.Quant.Chem. 75(1) (1999) 1-9.
10. L F McAven and P H Butler Split-standard transformation coefficients: The block selective conjecture. J.Phys.A:Math.Gen.Phys. 32 (1999) 7509-7522.
11. K Shinagawa, L F McAven, H J Ross and P H Butler A note on the Faraday rotation in Bi³⁺-substituted magnetic garnets. IEEE Trans.Magn. 35 (1999) 3136-3138.
12. L F McAven, H J Ross, K Shinagawa and P H Butler The Kerr magneto-optic effect in ferromagnetic CrBr₃. J.Phys.B:At.Mol.Opt.Phys. 32 (1999) 563-576.

    1998

13. L F McAven, P H Butler and A M Hamel Split bases and multiplicity separations in symmetric group transformation coefficients. J.Phys.A:Math.Gen.Phys. 31(41) (1998) 8363-8372.

    1996

14. A M Hamel, L F McAven, H J Ross and P H Butler Transformations between Young-Yamanouchi and dual bases of the symmetric group. J.Phys.A:Math.Gen.Phys. 29(18) (1996) 5935-5944.
15. K Shinagawa, H Sato, H J Ross, L F McAven and P H Butler Charge transfer transitions in chromium trihalides. J.Phys.: Condensed Matter. 8(44) (1996) 8457-8463.
16. H J Ross, L F McAven, K Shinagawa and P H Butler Calculating spin-orbit matrix elements with RACAH. Journal of Computational Physics. 128(2) (1996) 331-340.
17. L F McAven, M F Reid and P H Butler Transformation properties of the delta function model of correlation crystal fields. J.Phys.B:At.Mol.Opt.Phys. 29(18) (1996) 4319-4319. Corrigenda.
18. L F McAven, M F Reid and P H Butler Transformation properties of the delta function model of correlation crystal fields. J.Phys.B:At.Mol.Opt.Phys. 29(8) (1996) 1421-1431.

Refereed conference papers

2007

1. S Zheng, L McAven and Y Mu First price sealed bid auction without auctioneers Submitted to: IWCMC 2007 Computer and Network Security Symposium 2007.
2. S Zheng, L McAven and Y Mu A novel solution to the millionaire problem. Fourth International Conference in IT and Application (ICITA2007) January 2007.

   2005

3. R Ang, R Safavi-Naini and L McAven Cancelable key based fingerprint templates. 2005 Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy LNCS 3574 (2005) 242-252.

   2004

4. L F McAven, R Safavi-Naini and M Yung Symmetric authentication codes with secrecy and unconditionally secure authenticated encryption. IndoCrypt 2004 LNCS 3348 (2004) 148-161.
5. L F McAven, R Safavi-Naini and M Yung Unconditionally secure encryption under strong attacks. 2004 Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy LNCS 3108 (2004) 427-439.
6. R Safavi-Naini, L F McAven and M Yung General group authentication codes and their relation to "Unconditionally secure signatures". Public Key Cryptography LNCS 2947 (2004) 231-247.
7. Y Wang, L F McAven and R Safavi-Naini Deletion Correcting in Generalised Reed-Solomon Codes. Progress in Computer Science and Logic 23 (2004) 345-358.

   2003

8. H Kurnio, L McAven, R Safavi-Naini and H Wang A dynamic group key distribution scheme with flexible user join. 5th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology. (ICISC 2002) LNCS 2587, P.J. Lee and C.H. Lim (eds.), (2003) 478-496.

Other (International) conference presentations

1. L F McAven, M Schlesinger and R D Kent Managing the distribution of recursively calculating matrix elements. Presented (LFM) at ICCN01: 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience. (Hilton Head Island, March 2001). Technical Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 7: General Theory and Methods. 181--184.
2. L F McAven, M Schlesinger and R D Kent The distributive calculation of unitary group recoupling coefficients. Presented (LFM) at ICCN01: 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience. (Hilton Head Island, March 2001). Technical Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 7: General Theory and Methods. 192-195.
3. L F McAven, M Schlesinger and R D Kent Latency minimization for permutations using distributed technology. Presented (LFM) at ICCN01: 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience. (Hilton Head Island, March 2001). Technical Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Chapter 7: General Theory and Methods. 200-203.
4. L F McAven and K Shinagawa Faraday rotation in Co³⁺-substituted magnetic garnets. Presented (KS) at the 1^st Joint European Magnetic Symposia (Grenoble, August 2001).
5. L F McAven Looking for a symmetry model exactly describing amino acid degeneracy. Poster presentation at Group23: XXIII^rd Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Dubna, August 2000).
6. L F McAven and P H Butler The anti-Euclidean metric: An update from Group22, specifically a proof. Poster presentation at Group23: XXIII^rd Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Dubna, August 2000).
7. K Shinagawa, L F McAven, H J Ross and P H Butler A note on the Faraday rotation in Bi³⁺-substituted magnetic garnets. Presented (KS) at the International Conference on Magnetics. (Korea, May 1999).
8. P H Butler and L F McAven Space: The anti-Euclidean metric from the structure of rotations Presented (PHB) at Group22: XXII^nd International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Hobart, July 1998).
9. L F McAven and P H Butler The block selective conjecture for calculating a class of symmetric group transformation coefficients. Poster presentation at Group22: XXII^nd International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Hobart, July 1998).
10. L F McAven, A M Hamel and P H Butler Transformations among symmetric group bases. Poster presentation at XII^th International Conference on Mathematical Physics (Brisbane, July 1997).

Theses and projects

1. L F McAven Studies in the Application of Group Theory. (Ph.D. Thesis, University of Canterbury, 1998).
2. L F McAven Continuous groups and the delta function model for the f--shell. (Honours project, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, 1994).
3. L F McAven Sir James Chadwick in Pioneering physics and astronomy : a compendium of library research reports. edited by Noel A. Doughty. (Undergraduate project, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, 1992).

Other publications

1. S M Crooks, L F McAven, D R Robinson and L Xing Treatment time reduction through multileaf collimator leaf-sequencing in static IMRT. International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics. 48(31001) (2000) 340-341.