On additive MDS codes over small fields

Abstract: Let

C

be a

(n, q^{2 k}, n - k + 1)_{q^{2}}

additive MDS code which is linear over

{m a t h b b F}_{q}

. We prove that if

n g e q s l a n t q + k

and

k + 1

of the projections of

C

are linear over

{m a t h b b F}_{q^{2}}

then

C

is linear over

{m a t h b b F}_{q^{2}}

. We use this geometrical theorem, other geometric arguments and some computations to classify all additive MDS codes over

{m a t h b b F}_{q}

for

q i n 4, 8, 9

. We also classify the longest additive MDS codes over

{m a t h b b F}_{16}

which are linear over

{m a t h b b F}_{4}

. In these cases, the classifications not only verify the MDS conjecture for additive codes, but also confirm there are no additive non-linear MDS codes which perform as well as their linear counterparts. These results imply that the quantum MDS conjecture holds for

q i n 2, 3

.

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