Error-Correcting Linear Codes: Classification by Isometry and Applications (Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 18) - Hardcover

Betten, Anton; Braun, Michael; Fripertinger, Harald; Kerber, Adalbert; Kohnert, Axel; Wassermann, Alfred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540283714 ISBN 13: 9783540283713

Publisher: Springer, 2006

Synopsis

The fascinating theory of error-correcting codes is a rather new addition to the list of mathematical disciplines. It grew out of the need to communicate information electronically, and is currently no more than 60 years old. - ing an applied discipline by de?nition, a surprisingly large number of pure mathematical areas tie into Coding Theory. If one were to name just the most important connections, one would start of course with Linear Algebra, then list Algebra and Combinatorics, and further mention Number Theory and - ometry as well as Algebraic Geometry. Being a thorough introduction to the ?eld, this book starts from the very beginning, which is the channel model of communication in the presence of noise. From there, we develop the fundamental concepts of error-correcting codes, like the Hamming metric and the maximum likelihood decoding pr- ciple. After discussing dual codes and simple decoding procedures, this book takes an unusual turn. The standard approach would be to move on from there and introduce either more theory or present standard constructions of codes. The approach taken here is different.

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This text offers a thorough introduction to the mathematical concepts behind the theory of error-correcting linear codes. Care is taken to introduce the necessary algebraic concepts, for instance the theory of finite fields, the polynomial rings over such fields and the ubiquitous concept of group actions that allows the classification of codes by isometry. The book provides in-depth coverage of important topics like cyclic codes and the coding theory used in compact disc players.
The final four chapters cover advanced and algorithmic topics like the classification of linear codes by isometry, the enumeration of isometry classes, random generation of codes, the use of lattice basis reduction to compute minimum distances, the explicit construction of codes with given parameters, as well as the systematic evaluation of representatives of all isometry classes of codes. Up until now, these advanced topics have only been covered in research papers.
The present book provides access to these results at a level which is suitable for graduate students of mathematics, computer science and engineering as well as for researchers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540283714
• ISBN 13: 9783540283713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 827