THE LINEAR KERNEL OF BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS AND PARTIALLY-BENT FUNCTIONS
Jianyu Wang · 1997
We will give the definition of the linear kernel of boolean functions and prove that, by a reversible linear transformation, any linear structure boolean function can be transformed into a boolean function which is linear to some variables, is non-relative to some variables and is of non-linear structure to other variables; any Partially-Bent Function can be transformed into a boolean function which is linear to some variables, is nonrelativeto some variables ans is bent to other variables. We will also discuss the Walsh Spectral Characterization of Partially-Bent Functions.