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Main Authors: Lou, Yueying, Wang, Qichun
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.03803
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author Lou, Yueying
Wang, Qichun
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Wang, Qichun
contents The weight spectra of the Reed-Muller codes $RM(r,m)$ were unknown for $r=3,...,m-5$. In IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory 2024, Carlet determined the weight spectrum of $RM(m-5,m)$ for $m\ge10$ using the Maiorana-McFarland construction, where the result was tried to be extended to $RM(m-6,m)$, but many problems occurred and much work needed to be done. In this paper, we propose a novel way of constructing Reed--Muller codewords and determine the weight spectrum of $RM(m-6,m)$ for $m\ge12$, which gives a positive answer to an open question on the weight spectrum of $RM(m-c,m)$ for $c=6$. Moreover, we put forward a conjecture and verify it for some cases. If the conjecture is true, then that open question can be completely solved.
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spellingShingle Determining the Weight Spectrum of the Reed--Muller Codes RM(m-6,m)
Lou, Yueying
Wang, Qichun
Information Theory
The weight spectra of the Reed-Muller codes $RM(r,m)$ were unknown for $r=3,...,m-5$. In IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory 2024, Carlet determined the weight spectrum of $RM(m-5,m)$ for $m\ge10$ using the Maiorana-McFarland construction, where the result was tried to be extended to $RM(m-6,m)$, but many problems occurred and much work needed to be done. In this paper, we propose a novel way of constructing Reed--Muller codewords and determine the weight spectrum of $RM(m-6,m)$ for $m\ge12$, which gives a positive answer to an open question on the weight spectrum of $RM(m-c,m)$ for $c=6$. Moreover, we put forward a conjecture and verify it for some cases. If the conjecture is true, then that open question can be completely solved.
title Determining the Weight Spectrum of the Reed--Muller Codes RM(m-6,m)
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.03803