Discrete Math in Coding Theory, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Information Theory, Probability and Statistics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 March 2026 | Viewed by 783
Special Issue Editor
Interests: discrete mathematics; cryptography coding; information theory; mathematical analysis; communication science; geometry; topology; algorithms; pure mathematics
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Dear Colleagues,
Discrete mathematics, as opposed to continuous mathematics, broadly comprises algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. From Shannon’s counting arguments and Assmus–Mattson’s theorem to Goppa’s estimates, it is safe to say that all these fields have contributed to coding theory. Therefore, they can all contribute to this Special Issue. More specifically, we welcome the submission of original papers in the following areas (the list is not exhaustive):
- Codes and finite geometry: Space–time codes, rank metric codes, AG codes, and Boolean functions;
- Codes and combinatorics: Designs, maximal codes, few-weight codes, and Hadamard matrices;
- Algebraic coding theory: Codes over rings and modules, and codes as ideals and modules over rings;
- Algorithms for effective construction and efficient decoding;
- Character sums: Gauss sums; exponential sums for explicit enumeration.
Dr. Patrick Solé
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- codes
- designs
- rings
- modules
- graphs
- discrete algorithms
- incidence geometry
- arithmetic geometry
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