Recursive decoding of binary rank Reed-Muller codes and Plotkin construction for matrix codes

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Main Authors: Couvreur, Alain, Pratihar, Rakhi
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Pratihar, Rakhi
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Pratihar, Rakhi
contents In 2021, Augot, Couvreur, Lavauzelle and Neri introduced a new class of rank metric codes which can be regarded as rank metric counterparts of Reed-Muller codes. Given a finite Galois extension $\mathbb{L} / \mathbb{K}$, these codes are defined as some specific $\mathbb{L}$-subspaces of the twisted group algebra $\mathbb{L} [\textrm{G}]$. We investigate the decoding of such codes in the "binary" case, \emph{i.e.,} when $\textrm{G} = (\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^m$. Our approach takes its inspiration from the decoding of Hamming metric binary Reed-Muller codes using their recursive Plotkin "$(u ~|~ u+v)$" structure. If our recursive algorithm restricts to a specific subclass of rank metric Reed-Muller codes, its asymptotic complexity beats that of the recently proposed decoding algorithm for arbitrary rank metric Reed-Muller codes based on Dickson matrices. Also, this decoder is of completely different nature and leads a natural rank metric counterpart of the Plotkin construction. To illustrate this, we also propose a generic Plotkin-like construction for matrix rank metric codes with an associate decoder, which can be applied to any pair of codes equipped with an efficient decoder.
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spellingShingle Recursive decoding of binary rank Reed-Muller codes and Plotkin construction for matrix codes
Couvreur, Alain
Pratihar, Rakhi
Information Theory
In 2021, Augot, Couvreur, Lavauzelle and Neri introduced a new class of rank metric codes which can be regarded as rank metric counterparts of Reed-Muller codes. Given a finite Galois extension $\mathbb{L} / \mathbb{K}$, these codes are defined as some specific $\mathbb{L}$-subspaces of the twisted group algebra $\mathbb{L} [\textrm{G}]$. We investigate the decoding of such codes in the "binary" case, \emph{i.e.,} when $\textrm{G} = (\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^m$. Our approach takes its inspiration from the decoding of Hamming metric binary Reed-Muller codes using their recursive Plotkin "$(u ~|~ u+v)$" structure. If our recursive algorithm restricts to a specific subclass of rank metric Reed-Muller codes, its asymptotic complexity beats that of the recently proposed decoding algorithm for arbitrary rank metric Reed-Muller codes based on Dickson matrices. Also, this decoder is of completely different nature and leads a natural rank metric counterpart of the Plotkin construction. To illustrate this, we also propose a generic Plotkin-like construction for matrix rank metric codes with an associate decoder, which can be applied to any pair of codes equipped with an efficient decoder.
title Recursive decoding of binary rank Reed-Muller codes and Plotkin construction for matrix codes
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19095