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Discrete Mathematics

Volume 308, Issue 14, 28 July 2008, Pages 2984-3002
Discrete Mathematics

Mass formula for self-dual codes over Zp2

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Abstract

We give a mass formula for self-dual codes over Zp2, where p is an odd prime. Using the mass formula, we classify such codes of lengths up to n=8 over the ring Z9, n=7 over Z25 and n=6 over Z49.

Keywords

Mass formula
Self-dual codes
Finite ring
Classification

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The work done by the first and third named authors was supported by a Grant (MAT-03-2-08) from the National Science Research Institute of the University of Philippines.