Rank weights for arbitrary finite field extensions (Q825922)

The authors study various definitions of generalized rank weights for arbitrary finite extensions of fields, proving that they coincide. Specifically, they show that if \(L/k\) is a finite field extension of degree \(m\) and \(C\) is a linear code in \(L^n\), then if \(m \ge n\), there exists \(\mathbf{c} \in C\) with \(\mathrm{Rsupp}(C)=\mathrm{Rsupp}(\mathbf{c})\), where Rsupp indicates the rank support.