Self-dual codes over commutative Frobenius rings (Q623247)

This paper discusses the existence of self-dual codes over all finite commutative Frobenius rings making use of Chinese remainder theorem. Non-free self-dual codes have been constructed using self-dual codes over finite fields whereas free self-dual codes have been constructed by lifting elements from the base finite field. It is shown that all self-dual codes with minimum weight greater than 2 can be obtained in cases where the construction procedure of this paper applies.