A polymatroid approach to generalized weights of rank metric codes (Q2211335)

In this work, the authors introduce and study properties of the generalized weights of a \((q,m)\)-demi-polymatroid, which is a more general concept than a \((q,m)\)-polymatroid. The authors define the generalized weights of a flag of Delsarte codes by associating a \((q,m)\)-demi-polymatroid to the flag. This generalizes a definition given by \textit{U. Martínez-Peñas} and \textit{R. Matsumoto} [IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 64, No. 4, Part 1, 2529--2549 (2018; Zbl 1390.94906)] for the generalized weights of flags of length 2. The authors prove that the generalized weights of rank-metric codes introduced by \textit{A. Ravagnani} [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 220, No. 5, 1946--1962 (2016; Zbl 1345.94102)] are a particular case of the generalized weights of a \((q,m)\)-demi-polymatroid.