Self-dual codes and modules for finite groups in characteristic two
Self-dual codes and modules for finite groups in characteristic two
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DOI:
10.1109/tit.2004.831851
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发表时间:
2004-08
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
C. Martínez‐Perez;W. Willems
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作者:
C. Martínez‐Perez;W. Willems
Using representation theoretical methods we investigate self-dual group codes and their extensions in characteristic 2. We prove that the existence of a self-dual extended group code heavily depends on a particular structure of the group algebra KG which can be checked by an easy-to-handle criteria in elementary number theory. Surprisingly, in the binary case such a code is doubly even if the converse of Gleason's theorem holds true, i.e., the length of the code is divisible by 8. Furthermore, we give a short representation theoretical proof of an earlier result of Sloane and Thompson which states that a binary self-dual group code is never doubly even if the Sylow 2-subgroups of G are cyclic. It turns out that exactly in the case of a cyclic or Klein four group as Sylow 2-subgroup doubly even group codes do not exist.