Group Algebra and Coding Theory
Abstract
Group algebras have been used in the context of Coding Theory since the beginning of the latter, but not in its full power. The work of Ferraz and Polcino Milies entitled Idempotents in group algebras and minimal abelian codes (Finite Fields and their Applications, 13, (2007) 382-393) gave origin to many thesis and papers linking these two subjects. In these works, the techniques of group algebras are mainly brought into play for the computing of the idempotents that generate the minimal codes and the minimum weight of such codes. In this paper I summarize the main results of the work done by doctorate students and research partners of Polcino Milies and Ferraz.
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@article{arxiv.1412.8042,
title = {Group Algebra and Coding Theory},
author = {Marinês Guerreiro},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.8042},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
34 pages, survey presented at Groups, Rings and Group Rings 2014. Second version with revisions suggested by referees