Quantum codes from a new construction of self-orthogonal algebraic geometry codes

[EN] We present new quantum codes with good parameters which are constructed from self-orthogonal algebraic geometry codes. Our method permits a wide class of curves to be used in the formation of these codes. These results demonstrate that there is a lot more scope for constructing self-orthogonal AG codes than was previously known.G. McGuire was partially supported by Science Foundation Ireland Grant 13/IA/1914. The remainder authors were partially supported by the Spanish Government and the EU funding program FEDER, Grants MTM2015-65764-C3-2-P and PGC2018-096446-B-C22. F. Hernando and J. J. Moyano-Fernandez are also partially supported by Universitat Jaume I, Grant UJI-B2018-10.Hernando, F.; Mcguire, G.; Monserrat Delpalillo, FJ.; Moyano-Fernández, JJ. (2020). Quantum codes from a new construction of self-orthogonal algebraic geometry codes. 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