Linear Perfect Codes and a Characterization of the Classical Designs

Designs, Codes, and Cryptography

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 121-128

  Tonchev, Vladimir D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical design; Finite geometry; Perfect code

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009140643     PISSN: 09251022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008314923487     Document Type: Article

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