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We provide a geometric characterization of $k$-dimensional $\mathbb{F}_{q^m}$-linear sum-rank metric codes as tuples of $\mathbb{F}_q$-subspaces of $\mathbb{F}_{q^m}^k$. We then use this characterization to study one-weight codes in the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-10 Alessandro Neri , Paolo Santonastaso , Ferdinando Zullo

We study $r$-differential posets, a class of combinatorial objects introduced in 1988 by the first author, which gathers together a number of remarkable combinatorial and algebraic properties, and generalizes important examples of ranked…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-05-01 Richard P. Stanley , Fabrizio Zanello

Sum-rank metric codes are a natural extension of both linear block codes and rank-metric codes. They have several applications in information theory, including multishot network coding and distributed storage systems. The aim of this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-25 Elisa Gorla , Umberto Martínez-Peñas , Flavio Salizzoni

We present the theory of linear rank-metric codes from the point of view of their fundamental parameters. These are: the minimum rank distance, the rank distribution, the maximum rank, the covering radius, and the field size. The focus of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Anina Gruica , Altan B. Kilic , Alberto Ravagnani

We are interested in expanding our understanding of symplectic matroids by exploring the properties of a class of symplectic matroids with a "lattice of flats". Taking a well-behaved family of subdivisions of the cross polytope we obtain a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-08 Or Raz

In the recent years, the notion of rank metric in the context of coding theory has known many interesting developments in terms of applications such as space time coding, network coding or public key cryptography. These applications raised…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-11 Alain Couvreur , Thomas Debris-Alazard , Philippe Gaborit

Geometric lattices are characterized in this paper as those finite, atomic lattices such that every atom ordering induces a lexicographic shelling given by an edge labeling known as a minimal labeling. Equivalently, geometric lattices are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-10-17 Ruth Davidson , Patricia Hersh

A matroid has been one of the most important combinatorial structures since it was introduced by Whitney as an abstraction of linear independence. As an important property of a matroid, it can be characterized by several different (but…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-09-02 Takanori Maehara , So Nakashima

Over fields of characteristic unequal to $2$, we can identify symmetric matrices with homogeneous polynomials of degree $2$. This allows us to view symmetric rank-metric codes as living inside the space of such polynomials. In this paper,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Arthur Bik , Alessandro Neri

One-weight codes, in which all nonzero codewords share the same weight, form a highly structured class of linear codes with deep connections to finite geometry. While their classification is well understood in the Hamming and rank metrics -…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Usman Mushrraf , Ferdinando Zullo

Rank-metric codes, defined as sets of matrices over a finite field with the rank distance, have gained significant attention due to their applications in network coding and connections to diverse mathematical areas. Initially studied by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Alessandro Neri , Ferdinando Zullo

We obtain algorithmically effective versions of the dense lattice sphere packings constructed from orders in $\mathbb{Q}$-division rings by the first author. The lattices in question are lifts of suitable codes from prime characteristic to…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-04-12 Nihar Gargava , Vlad Serban

We establish a connection between Drinfeld modules and rank-metric codes, focusing on the case of semifield codes. Our method constructs rank-metric codes from linear subspaces of endomorphisms of a Drinfeld module acting on torsion…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Giacomo Micheli , Mihran Papikian

In this paper we study properties and invariants of matrix codes endowed with the rank metric, and relate them to the covering radius. We introduce new tools for the analysis of rank-metric codes, such as puncturing and shortening…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-09-01 Eimear Byrne , Alberto Ravagnani

Lattices induced by coverings arise naturally in matroid theory and combinatorial optimization, providing a structured framework for analyzing relationships between independent sets and closures. In this paper, we explore the structural…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-01 Elvis Cabrera , Jyrko Correa

A graph is called Rank-Ramsey if (i) Its clique number is small, and (ii) The adjacency matrix of its complement has small rank. We initiate a systematic study of such graphs. Our main motivation is that their constructions, as well as…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-10-21 Gal Beniamini , Nati Linial , Adi Shraibman

In this paper, we investigate geometrical properties of the rank metric space and covering properties of rank metric codes. We first establish an analytical expression for the intersection of two balls with rank radii, and then derive an…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-06-23 Maximilien Gadouleau , Zhiyuan Yan

This paper investigates packing and covering properties of codes with the rank metric. First, we investigate packing properties of rank metric codes. Then, we study sphere covering properties of rank metric codes, derive bounds on their…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2008-05-07 Maximilien Gadouleau , Zhiyuan Yan

It is well-known that the dimension of optimal anticodes in the rank-metric is divisible by the maximum m between the number of rows and columns of the matrices. Moreover, for a fixed k divisible by m, optimal rank-metric anticodes are the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Elisa Gorla , Cristina Landolina

Dowling constructed Dowling lattice Qn(G), for any finite set with n elements and any finite multiplicative group G of order m, which is a finite geometric lattice. He also defined the Whitney numbers of the first and second kinds for any…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-09-21 Taekyun Kim , Dae San Kim