Every binary self-dual code arises from Hilbert symbols

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Abstract: In this paper we construct binary self-dual codes using the 'etale cohomology of mathbbZ/2 on the spectra of rings of S-integers of global fields. We will show that up to equivalence, all self-dual codes of length at least 4 arise from Hilbert pairings on rings of S-integers of Q. This is an arithmetic counterpart of a result of Kreck and Puppe, who used cobordism theory to show that all self-dual codes arise from Poincar'e duality on real three manifolds.











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