Coding Theory and Algebraic Combinatorics

This chapter introduces and elaborates on the fruitful interplay of coding theory and algebraic combinatorics, with most of the focus on the interaction of codes with combinatorial designs, finite geometries, simple groups, sphere packings, kissing numbers, lattices, and association schemes. In particular, special interest is devoted to the relationship between codes and combinatorial designs. We describe and recapitulate important results in the development of the state of the art. In addition, we give illustrative examples and constructions, and highlight recent advances. Finally, we provide a collection of significant open problems and challenges concerning future research.Comment: 33 pages; handbook chapter, to appear in: "Selected Topics in Information and Coding Theory", ed. by I. Woungang et al., World Scientific, Singapore, 201

Binary and Ternary Quasi-perfect Codes with Small Dimensions

The aim of this work is a systematic investigation of the possible parameters of quasi-perfect (QP) binary and ternary linear codes of small dimensions and preparing a complete classification of all such codes. First we give a list of infinite families of QP codes which includes all binary, ternary and quaternary codes known to is. We continue further with a list of sporadic examples of binary and ternary QP codes. Later we present the results of our investigation where binary QP codes of dimensions up to 14 and ternary QP codes of dimensions up to 13 are classified.Comment: 4 page

Nonexistence Proofs for Five Ternary Linear Codes

An [n,k, dh-code is a ternary linear code with length n, dimension k and minimum distance d. We prove that codes with parameters [110,6, 72h, [109,6,71h, [237,6,157b, [69,7,43h, and [120,9,75h do not exist

50 Years of the Golomb--Welch Conjecture

Since 1968, when the Golomb--Welch conjecture was raised, it has become the main motive power behind the progress in the area of the perfect Lee codes. Although there is a vast literature on the topic and it is widely believed to be true, this conjecture is far from being solved. In this paper, we provide a survey of papers on the Golomb--Welch conjecture. Further, new results on Golomb--Welch conjecture dealing with perfect Lee codes of large radii are presented. Algebraic ways of tackling the conjecture in the future are discussed as well. Finally, a brief survey of research inspired by the conjecture is given.Comment: 28 pages, 2 figure

New bounds for the minimum length of quaternary linear codes of dimension five

AbstractLet n4(k, d) be the smallest integer n, such that a quaternary linear [n, k, d]-code exists. The bounds n4(5, 21) ⩽ 32, n4(5, 30) = 43, n4(5, 32) = 46, n4(5, 36) = 51, n4(5,40) ⩽ 57, n4(5, 48) ⩽ 67, n4(5, 64) = 88, n4(5, 68) ⩽ 94, n4(5, 70) ⩽ 97, n4(5, 92) ⩽ 126, n4(5, 98) ⩽ 135, n4(5, 122) = 165, n4(5, 132) ⩽ 179, n4(5, 136) ⩽ 184, n4(5, 140) = 189, n4(5, 156) ⩽ 211, n4(5,162) = 219, n4(5, 164) ⩽ 222, n4(5, 166) ⩽ 225, n4(5, 173) ⩽ 234, n4(5, 194) = 261, n4(5, 204) = 273, n4(5, 208) = 279, n4(5, 212) = 284, n4(5, 214) = 287, n4(5, 216) = 290 and n4(5, 220) = 295 are proved. A [q4 + q2 + 1, 5, q4 − q3 + q2 − q]-code over GF(q) exists for every q

New minimum distance bounds for linear codes over GF(5)

AbstractLet [n,k,d]q-codes be linear codes of length n, dimension k and minimum Hamming distance d over GF(q). In this paper, 32 new codes over GF(5) are constructed and the nonexistence of 51 codes is proved