A combinatorial construction of an M12 -invariant code
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2017
Department
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract
A ternary [66, 10, 36]3-code admitting the Mathieu group M12 as a group of automorphisms has recently been constructed by N. Pace, see [N. Pace: New ternary linear codes from projectivity groups, Discrete Mathematics 331 (2014), 22-26]. We give a construction of the Pace code in terms of M12 as well as a combinatorial description in terms of the small Witt design, the Steiner system S(5, 6, 12). We also present a proof that the Pace code does indeed have minimum distance 36.
Publication Title
Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Bierbrauer, J.,
Marcugini, S.,
&
Pambianco, F.
(2017).
A combinatorial construction of an M12 -invariant code.
Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics,
57, 61-66.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.endm.2017.02.011
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