Quasi-twisted codes with constacyclic constituent codes

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Abstract

Quasi-twisted codes are generalizations of the familiar linear quasi-cyclic codes. In this paper, an algebraic method is used to investigate the relationship between quasi-twisted codes and constacyclic codes. Moreover, a generator polynomial of a quasi-twisted code with constacyclic constituent codes is given. Meanwhile, the conditions for a quasi-twisted code C of index and length ℓm to be equivalent to a constacyclic code of length ℓm are obtained. Finally, some examples are presented to illustrate the discussed results.

MSC

94A15
94B20
94B60

Keywords

Quasi-twisted codes
λ-Circulant matrices
Generator polynomials

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