Hermitian self-orthogonal constacyclic codes over finite fields (Q470975)

Summary: Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of Hermitian self-orthogonal constacyclic codes of length \(n\) over a finite field \(\mathbb F_{q^2}\), \(n\) coprime to \(q\), are found. The defining sets and corresponding generator polynomials of these codes are also characterised. A formula for the number of Hermitian self-orthogonal constacyclic codes of length \(n\) over a finite field \(\mathbb F_{q^2}\) is obtained. Conditions for the existence of numerous MDS Hermitian self-orthogonal constacyclic codes are obtained. The defining set and the number of such MDS codes are also found.