Linearity and classification of ZpZp2-linear generalized Hadamard codes

The ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-additive codes are subgroups of ${\mathbb{Z}}_p^{{\alpha }_1}\times {\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}^{{\alpha }_2}$, and can be seen as linear codes over ${\mathbb{Z}}_p$ when ${\alpha }_2=0$, ${\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-additive codes when ${\alpha }_1=0$, or ${\mathbb{Z}}_2{\mathbb{Z}}_4$-additive codes when $p=2$. A ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-linear generalized Hadamard (GH) code is a GH code over ${\mathbb{Z}}_p$ which is the Gray map image of a ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-additive code. Recursive constructions of ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-additive GH codes of type $({\alpha }_1,{\alpha }_2;t_1,t_2)$ with $t_1,t_2\ge 1$ are known. In this paper, we generalize some known results for ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-linear GH codes with $p=2$ to any $p\ge 3$ prime when ${\alpha }_1\ne 0$, and then we compare them with the ones obtained when ${\alpha }_1=0$. First, we show for which types the corresponding ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-linear GH codes are nonlinear over ${\mathbb{Z}}_p$. Then, for these codes, we compute the kernel and its dimension, which allow us to classify them completely. Moreover, by computing the rank of some of these codes, we show that, unlike ${\mathbb{Z}}_4$-linear Hadamard codes, the ${\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-linear GH codes are not included in the family of ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-linear GH codes with ${\alpha }_1\ne 0$ when $p\ge 3$ prime. Indeed, there are some families with infinite nonlinear ${\mathbb{Z}}_p{\mathbb{Z}}_{p^2}$-linear GH codes, where the codes are not equivalent to any ${\mathbb{Z}}_{p^s}$-linear GH code with $s\ge 2$.     

Equivalences among Z2s-linear Hadamard codes

The ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2^s}$-additive codes are subgroups of ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2^s}^n$, and can be seen as a generalization of linear codes over ${\mathbb{Z}}_2$ and ${\mathbb{Z}}_4$. A ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2^s}$-linear Hadamard code is a binary Hadamard code which is the Gray map image of a ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2^s}$-additive code. A partial classification of these codes by using the dimension of the kernel is known. In this paper, we establish that some ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2^s}$-linear Hadamard codes of length $2^t$ are equivalent, once $t$ is fixed. This allows us to improve the known upper bounds for the number of such nonequivalent codes. Moreover, up to $t=11$, this new upper bound coincides with a known lower bound (based on the rank and dimension of the kernel). Finally, when we focus on $s\in \{2,3\}$, the full classification of the ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2^s}$-linear Hadamard codes of length $2^t$ is established by giving the exact number of such codes.     

Construction of extremal Type II Z2k-codes

We give methods for constructing many self-dual ${\mathbb{Z}}_m$-codes and Type II ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2k}$-codes of length 2n starting from a given self-dual ${\mathbb{Z}}_m$-code and Type II ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2k}$-code of length 2n, respectively. As an application, we construct extremal Type II ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2k}$-codes of length 24 for $k=4,5,\dots ,20$ and extremal Type II ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2k}$-codes of length 32 for $k=4,5,\dots ,10$. We also construct new extremal Type II ${\mathbb{Z}}_4$-codes of lengths 56 and 64.     

Galois LCD codes over mixed alphabets

In this work we give a characterization of Galois Linear Complementary Dual codes and Galois-invariant codes over mixed alphabets of finite chain rings, which leads to the study of the Gray image of ${\mathbb{F}}_p{\mathbb{F}}_p[\theta ]$-linear codes, where $p\in \{2;3\}$ and $\theta \ne {\theta }^2=0$ that provides LCD codes over ${\mathbb{F}}_p$.     

An altered four circulant construction for self-dual codes from group rings and new extremal binary self-dual codes I

We introduce an altered version of the four circulant construction over group rings for self-dual codes. We consider this construction over the binary field, the rings ${\mathbb{F}}_2+u{\mathbb{F}}_2$ and ${\mathbb{F}}_4+u{\mathbb{F}}_4$; using groups of order 4 and 8. Through these constructions and their extensions, we find binary self-dual codes of lengths 16, 32, 48, 64 and 68, many of which are extremal. In particular, we find forty new extremal binary self-dual codes of length 68, including twelve new codes with $\gamma =5$ in $W_{68,2}$, which is the first instance of such a $\gamma$ value in the literature.     

Almost perfect nonlinear families which are not equivalent to permutations

An important problem on almost perfect nonlinear (APN) functions is the existence of APN permutations on even-degree extensions of ${\mathbb{F}}_2$ larger than 6. Browning et al. (2010) gave the first known example of an APN permutation on the degree-6 extension of ${\mathbb{F}}_2$. The APN permutation is CCZ-equivalent to the previously known quadratic Kim κ-function (Browning et al. (2009)). Aside from the computer based CCZ-inequivalence results on known APN functions on even-degree extensions of ${\mathbb{F}}_2$ with extension degrees less than 12, no theoretical CCZ-inequivalence result on infinite families is known. In this paper, we show that Gold and Kasami APN functions are not CCZ-equivalent to permutations on infinitely many even-degree extensions of ${\mathbb{F}}_2$. In the Gold case, we show that Gold APN functions are not equivalent to permutations on any even-degree extension of ${\mathbb{F}}_2$, whereas in the Kasami case we are able to prove inequivalence results for every doubly-even-degree extension of ${\mathbb{F}}_2$.     

Minimal reversible nonsymmetric rings

Marks showed that ${\mathbb{F}}_2{Q}_8$, the ${\mathbb{F}}_2$ group algebra over the quaternion group, is a reversible nonsymmetric ring, then questioned whether or not this ring is minimal with respect to cardinality. In this work, it is shown that the cardinality of a minimal reversible nonsymmetric ring is indeed 256. Furthermore, it is shown that although ${\mathbb{F}}_2{Q}_8$ is a duo ring, there are also examples of minimal reversible nonsymmetric rings which are nonduo.     

Construction and enumeration of left dihedral codes satisfying certain duality properties

Let ${\mathbb{F}}_q$ be the finite field of q elements and let $D_{2n}=〈x,y|x^n=1,y^2=1,yxy=x^{n?1}〉$ be the dihedral group of 2n elements. Left ideals of the group algebra ${\mathbb{F}}_q[D_{2n}]$ are known as left dihedral codes over ${\mathbb{F}}_q$ of length 2n, and abbreviated as left $D_{2n}$-codes. Let $\gcd (n,q)=1$. In this paper, we give an explicit representation for the Euclidean hull of every left $D_{2n}$-code over ${\mathbb{F}}_q$. On this basis, we determine all distinct Euclidean LCD codes and Euclidean self-orthogonal codes which are left $D_{2n}$-codes over ${\mathbb{F}}_q$. In particular, we provide an explicit representation and a precise enumeration for these two subclasses of left $D_{2n}$-codes and self-dual left $D_{2n}$-codes, respectively. Moreover, we give a direct and simple method for determining the encoder (generator matrix) of any left $D_{2n}$-code over ${\mathbb{F}}_q$, and present several numerical examples to illustrative our applications.     

Time-frequency analysis on the adeles over the rationals

We show that the construction of Gabor frames in $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ with generators in ${\mathbf{S}}_0(\mathbb{R})$ and with respect to time-frequency shifts from a rectangular lattice $\alpha \mathbb{Z}\times \beta \mathbb{Z}$ is equivalent to the construction of certain Gabor frames for $L^2$ over the adeles over the rationals and the group $\mathbb{R}\times {\mathbb{Q}}_p$. Furthermore, we detail the connection between the construction of Gabor frames on the adeles and on $\mathbb{R}\times {\mathbb{Q}}_p$ with the construction of certain Heisenberg modules.     

A note on the Hambleton-Taylor-Williams conjecture

I. Hambleton, L. Taylor and B. Williams conjectured a general formula in the spirit of H. Lenstra for the decomposition of $G_n(RG)$ for any finite group G and noetherian ring R. The conjectured decomposition was shown to hold for some large classes of finite groups. D. Webb and D. Yao discovered that the conjecture failed for the symmetric group $S_5$, but remarked that it still might be reasonable to expect the HTW-decomposition for solvable groups. In this paper we show that the solvable group $\mathrm{SL}(2,{\mathbb{F}}_3)$ is also a counterexample to the conjectured HTW-decomposition. Nevertheless, we prove that for any finite group G the rank of $G_1(\mathbb{Z}G)$ does not exceed the rank of the expression in the HTW-decomposition. We also show that the HTW-decomposition predicts correct torsion for $G_1(\mathbb{Z}G)$ for any finite group G. Furthermore, we prove that for any degree other than $n=1$ the conjecture gives a correct prediction for the rank of $G_n(\mathbb{Z}G)$.