On additive MDS codes over small fields

Let $ C $ be a $ (n,q^{2k},n-k+1)_{q^2} $ additive MDS code which is linear over $ {\mathbb F}_q $. We prove that if $ n \geq q+k $ and $ k+1 $ of the projections of $ C $ are linear over $ {\mathbb F}_{q^2} $ then $ C $ is linear over $ {\mathbb F}_{q^2} $. We use this geometrical theorem, other ge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ball, Simeon Michael|||0000-0003-4845-2084, Gamboa Jimenez, Gonzalo, Lavrauw, Michel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/383024
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/383024
https://dx.doi.org/10.3934/amc.2021024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geometry
Error-correcting codes (Information theory)
MDS codes
MDS conjecture
quantum codes
additive codes
stabiliser codes
arcs
Geometria finita
Codis de correcció d'errors (Teoria de la informació)
Classificació AMS::51 Geometry::51E Finite geometry and special incidence structures
Classificació AMS::94 Information And Communication, Circuits::94B Theory of error-correcting codes and error-detecting codes
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Geometria
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Sumario:Let $ C $ be a $ (n,q^{2k},n-k+1)_{q^2} $ additive MDS code which is linear over $ {\mathbb F}_q $. We prove that if $ n \geq q+k $ and $ k+1 $ of the projections of $ C $ are linear over $ {\mathbb F}_{q^2} $ then $ C $ is linear over $ {\mathbb F}_{q^2} $. We use this geometrical theorem, other geometric arguments and some computations to classify all additive MDS codes over $ {\mathbb F}_q $ for $ q \in \{4,8,9\} $. We also classify the longest additive MDS codes over $ {\mathbb F}_{16} $ which are linear over $ {\mathbb F}_4 $. In these cases, the classifications not only verify the MDS conjecture for additive codes, but also confirm there are no additive non-linear MDS codes which perform as well as their linear counterparts. These results imply that the quantum MDS conjecture holds for $ q \in \{ 2,3\} $.