1. Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanc? University, Tuzla, 34956, ?stanbul, Turkey 2. Department of Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, ?n?nü Bulvar?, 06531, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract:
We obtain improved bounds for the generalized Hamming weights of some trace codes which include a large class of cyclic codes
over any finite field. In particular, we improve the corresponding bounds of Stichtenoth and Voss 8] using various methods
altogether.