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On dual codes in the Doob schemes

Information Theory 2019-02-04 v1 Discrete Mathematics Combinatorics math.IT

Abstract

The Doob scheme D(m,n+n)D(m,n'+n'') is a metric association scheme defined on E4m×F4n×Z4nE_4^m \times F_4^{n'}\times Z_4^{n''}, where E4=GR(42)E_4=GR(4^2) or, alternatively, on Z42m×Z22n×Z4nZ_4^{2m} \times Z_2^{2n'} \times Z_4^{n''}. We prove the MacWilliams identities connecting the weight distributions of a linear or additive code and its dual. In particular, for each case, we determine the dual scheme, on the same set but with different metric, such that the weight distribution of an additive code CC in the Doob scheme D(m,n+n)D(m,n'+n'') is related by the MacWilliams identities with the weight distribution of the dual code CC^\perp in the dual scheme. We note that in the case of a linear code CC in E4m×F4nE_4^m \times F_4^{n'}, the weight distributions of CC and CC^\perp in the same scheme are also connected.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1902.00020,
  title  = {On dual codes in the Doob schemes},
  author = {Denis S. Krotov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.00020},
  year   = {2019}
}
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