A q-polynomial approach to constacyclic codes

As a generalization of cyclic codes, constacyclic codes is an important and interesting class of codes due to their nice algebraic structures and various applications in engineering. This paper is devoted to the study of the q-polynomial approach to constacyclic codes. Fundamental theory of this approach will be developed, and will be employed to construct some families of optimal and almost optimal codes in this paper.     

An explicit class of codes with good parameters and their duals

We study a class of codes with good parameters and their duals explicitly. We give direct constructions of the dual codes and obtain self-orthogonal codes with good parameters.     

Bounds on Spectra of Codes with Known Dual Distance

We estimate the interval where the distance distribution of a code of length n and of given dual distance is upperbounded by the binomial distribution. The binomial upper bound is shown to be sharp in this range in the sense that for every subinterval of size about √n ln n there exists a spectrum component asymptotically achieving the binomial bound. For self-dual codes we give a better estimate for the interval of binomiality.     

Several classes of optimal ternary cyclic codes with minimal distance four

In this paper, by analyzing the solutions of certain equations over ${\mathbb{F}}_{3^m}$, we present four classes of optimal ternary cyclic codes with parameters $[3^m-1,3^m-1-2m,4]$. It is shown that some recent work on this class of optimal ternary cyclic codes are special cases of our results.     

On rational transformations of linear functionals: direct problem

Let u be a quasi-definite linear functional. We find necessary and sufficient conditions in order to the linear functional v satisfying be a quasi-definite one. Also we analyze some linear relations linking the polynomials orthogonal with respect to u and v.     

Interlace polynomials: Enumeration, unimodality and connections to codes

The interlace polynomialq was introduced by Arratia, Bollobás, and Sorkin. It encodes many properties of the orbit of a graph under edge local complementation (ELC). The interlace polynomial Q, introduced by Aigner and van der Holst, similarly contains information about the orbit of a graph under local complementation (LC). We have previously classified LC and ELC orbits, and now give an enumeration of the corresponding interlace polynomials of all graphs of order up to 12. An enumeration of all circle graphs of order up to 12 is also given. We show that there exist graphs of all orders greater than 9 with interlace polynomials q whose coefficient sequences are non-unimodal, thereby disproving a conjecture by Arratia et al. We have verified that for graphs of order up to 12, all polynomials Q have unimodal coefficients. It has been shown that LC and ELC orbits of graphs correspond to equivalence classes of certain error-correcting codes and quantum states. We show that the properties of these codes and quantum states are related to properties of the associated interlace polynomials.     

An efficient algorithm for constructing reversible quasi-cyclic codes via Chinese remainder theorem

Regarding quasi-cyclic codes as certain polynomial matrices, we show that all reversible quasi-cyclic codes are decomposed into reversible linear codes of shorter lengths corresponding to the coprime divisors of the polynomials with the form of one minus x to the power of m. This decomposition brings us an efficient method to construct reversible quasi-cyclic codes. We also investigate the reversibility and the self-duality of the linear codes corresponding to the coprime divisors of the polynomials. Specializing to the cases where the number of cyclic sections is not more than two, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the divisors of the polynomials for which the self-dual codes are reversible and the reversible codes of half-length-dimension are self-dual. Our theorems are utilized to search reversible self-dual quasi-cyclic codes with two cyclic sections over binary and quaternary fields of lengths up to seventy and thirty-six, respectively, together with the maximums of their minimum weights.     

A formula on the weight distribution of linear codes with applications to AMDS codes

The determination of the weight distribution of linear codes has been a fascinating problem since the very beginning of coding theory. There has been a lot of research on weight enumerators of special cases, such as self-dual codes and codes with small Singleton's defect. We propose a new set of linear relations that must be satisfied by the coefficients of the weight distribution. From these relations we are able to derive known identities (in an easier way) for interesting cases, such as extremal codes, Hermitian codes, MDS and NMDS codes. Moreover, we are able to present for the first time the weight distribution of AMDS codes. We also discuss the link between our results and the Pless equations.     

On the Distance Distributions of BCH Codes and Their Duals

Based on new bounds on the values of Krawtchoukpolynomials, we improve earlier known estimates forcomponents of the distance distributions of BCH codes and theirduals. Moreover, we show that if one uses estimates on Krawtchoukpolynomials for bounding the error term in the binomial approximationto the distance distribution of BCH codes, the given results are actuallythe best possible. One of the advantages of the proposed approach isthat it provides estimates with no restrictions on the minimumdistance of the code.     

Scroll codes

We study algebraic geometric codes obtained from rational normal scrolls. We determine the complete weight hierarchy and spectrum of these codes.      

New quantum codes from evaluation and matrix-product codes

Stabilizer codes obtained via the CSS code construction and the Steane's enlargement of subfield-subcodes and matrix-product codes coming from generalized Reed–Muller, hyperbolic and affine variety codes are studied. Stabilizer codes with good quantum parameters are supplied; in particular, some binary codes of lengths 127 and 128 improve the parameters of the codes in http://www.codetables.de. Moreover, non-binary codes are presented either with parameters better than or equal to the quantum codes obtained from BCH codes by La Guardia or with lengths that cannot be reached by them.     

Linear error-block codes

A linear error-block code is a natural generalization of the classical error-correcting code and has applications in experimental design, high-dimensional numerical integration and cryptography. This article formulates the concept of a linear error-block code and derives basic results for this kind of code by direct analogy to the classical case. Some problems for further research are raised.