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Duality Preserving Gray Maps for Codes over Rings
Given a finite ring which is a free left module over a subring of
, two types of -bases, pseudo-self-dual bases (similar to trace
orthogonal bases) and symmetric bases, are defined which in turn are used to
define duality preserving maps from codes over to codes over . Both
types of bases are generalizations of similar concepts for fields. Many
illustrative examples are given to shed light on the advantages to such
mappings as well as their abundance
Fourier-Reflexive Partitions and MacWilliams Identities for Additive Codes
A partition of a finite abelian group gives rise to a dual partition on the
character group via the Fourier transform. Properties of the dual partitions
are investigated and a convenient test is given for the case that the bidual
partition coincides the primal partition. Such partitions permit MacWilliams
identities for the partition enumerators of additive codes. It is shown that
dualization commutes with taking products and symmetrized products of
partitions on cartesian powers of the given group. After translating the
results to Frobenius rings, which are identified with their character module,
the approach is applied to partitions that arise from poset structures
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