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2008
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Bounds on Codes Based on Graph Theory

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Bounds on Codes Based on Graph Theory
"THIS PAPER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE STUDENT PAPER AWARD" Let Aq(n, d) be the maximum order (maximum number of codewords) of a q-ary code of length n and Hamming distance at least d; A(n, d, w) that of a binary code of constant weight w. Building on results from algebraic graph theory and Erdos-ko-Rado like theorems in extremal combinatorics, we show how several known bounds on Aq(n, d) and A(n, d, w) can be easily obtained in a single framework. For instance, both the Hamming and Singleton bounds can derived as an application of a property relating the clique number and the independence number of vertex transitive graphs. Using the same techniques, we also derive some new bounds and present some additional applications.
Salim Y. El Rouayheb, Costas N. Georghiades, Emina
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where CORR
Authors Salim Y. El Rouayheb, Costas N. Georghiades, Emina Soljanin, Alexander Sprintson
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