Quotients of Gaussian graphs and their application to perfect codes

A graph-based model of perfect two-dimensional codes is presented in this work. This model facilitates the study of the metric properties of the codes. Signal spaces are modeled by means of Cayley graphs defined over the Gaussian integers and denoted as Gaussian graphs. Codewords of perfect codes wi...

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Autores: Martínez Fernández, María del Carmen|||0000-0002-9815-239X, Beivide Palacio, Ramón|||0000-0002-9591-7078, Camarero Coterillo, Cristóbal|||0000-0001-6418-2614, Stafford Fernández, Esteban|||0000-0001-9481-8724, Gabidulin, E.M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/39298
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/39298
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gaussian integers
Perfect codes
Lee metric
Codes on graphs
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Sumario:A graph-based model of perfect two-dimensional codes is presented in this work. This model facilitates the study of the metric properties of the codes. Signal spaces are modeled by means of Cayley graphs defined over the Gaussian integers and denoted as Gaussian graphs. Codewords of perfect codes will be represented by vertices of a quotient graph of the Gaussian graph in which the signal space has been defined. It will be shown that any quotient graph of a Gaussian graph is indeed a Gaussian graph. This makes it possible to apply previously known properties of Gaussian graphs to the analysis of perfect codes. To illustrate the modeling power of this graph-based tool, perfect Lee codes will be analyzed in terms of Gaussian graphs and their quotients.