An extremal [72,36,16] binary code has no automorphism group containing Z₂ Z₄, Q₈, or Z₁₀

DOI10.1016/J.FFA.2011.12.001zbMATH Open1258.94045arXiv1109.1680OpenAlexW2962731809MaRDI QIDQ413558FDOQ413558

Gabriele Nebe

Publication date: 7 May 2012

Published in: Finite Fields and their Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $C$ be an extremal self-dual binary code of length 72 and $ginAut(C)$ be an automorphism of order 2. We show that $C$ is a free $F_2<g>$ module and use this to exclude certain subgroups of order 8 of $Aut(C)$. We also show that $Aut(C)$ does not contain an element of order 10.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.1680

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zbMATH Keywords

automorphism groupextremal self-dual code

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Linear codes (general theory) (94B05)

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Cited In (5)

• On involutions in extremal self-dual codes and the dual distance of semi self-dual codes
• There is No Self-Dual $ \BBZ _{4}$-Linear Code Whose Gray Image Has the Parameters $(72,2^{36},16)$
• Group rings, \(G\)-codes and constructions of self-dual and formally self-dual codes
• The automorphism group of a self-dual \([72,36,16]\) code is not an elementary abelian group of order 8
• Self-dual codes over chain rings

Uses Software

• Magma

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