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Block components of generalized quaternion group codes

Information Theory 2025-01-06 v1 Combinatorics math.IT

Abstract

Codes in the generalized quaternion group algebra Fq[Q4n]\mathbb{F}_q[Q_{4n}] are considered. Restricting to charFq4n\mathbb{F}_q \nmid 4n the structure of an arbitrary code CFq[Q4n]C \subseteq \mathbb{F}_q[Q_{4n}] is described via the Wedderburn decomposition. Moreover it is known that in this case every code CFq[Q4n]C \subseteq \mathbb{F}_q[Q_{4n}] has a generating idempotent λFq[Q4n]\lambda \in \mathbb{F}_q[Q_{4n}]. Given the generating idempotent of a code CC we determine the different components in its decomposition Cj=1r+sCji=1k+tCi.C \cong \bigoplus_{j=1}^{r+s}C_j \oplus \bigoplus_{i=1}^{k+t}C'_{i}. Afterwards we apply this result to describe the blocks of codes induced by cyclic group codes.

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@article{arxiv.2501.01502,
  title  = {Block components of generalized quaternion group codes},
  author = {Nadja Willenborg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.01502},
  year   = {2025}
}
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