Construction B #
For a binary linear code C with coordinates ι, Construction B is the sublattice of the
Construction A carrier {x ∈ ℤ^ι : x mod 2 ∈ C} cut out by the congruence ∑ xᵢ ≡ 0 (mod 4).
It carries the Construction A form, the dot product halved, and is an integral lattice whenever
C is self-orthogonal.
When C is even, every Construction A vector has an even coordinate sum, so half the coordinate
sum reduced modulo two is an additive character ConstructionB.sumHalf of the Construction A
carrier. Its kernel is the Construction B carrier, and it is surjective as soon as there is a
coordinate. Hence Construction B has index two in Construction A, and its discriminant is four
times the discriminant of Construction A.
When C is doubly even, write a Construction A vector as c + 2z, where c is the 0/1
lift of its reduction modulo two. It lies in Construction B exactly when ∑ zᵢ is even, because
the weight of c is divisible by four. Construction B then inherits evenness from
Construction A.
Applied to the extended binary Golay code, Construction B is the index-two sublattice of the Golay Construction A lattice from which the Leech lattice is obtained by gluing in an odd shift.
Main declarations #
TauCeti.ConstructionB.lattice: the Construction B carrier, characterized bymem_latticeandintCast_mem_lattice.TauCeti.ConstructionB.val_add_two_mul_mem_lattice_iff: the parity description of membership for doubly even codes.TauCeti.ConstructionB.sumHalf: half the coordinate sum modulo two, with kernelker_sumHalfand surjectivitysumHalf_surjective.TauCeti.ConstructionB.relIndex_lattice: Construction B has index two in Construction A.TauCeti.ConstructionB.integralLattice: Construction B as an integral lattice, withdiscriminant_integralLatticeandisEven_integralLattice.
References #
- J. Leech and N. J. A. Sloane, Sphere packing and error-correcting codes, Canadian Journal of Mathematics 23 (1971), reprinted as Chapter 5 of J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups.
The rational carrier of Construction B: the Construction A vectors of the binary code C
whose coordinate sum is divisible by four.
Instances For
Membership in Construction B: a Construction A vector whose coordinate sum is divisible by four.
Construction B lies inside Construction A.
An integer vector lies in Construction B exactly when it reduces to a codeword modulo two and its coordinate sum is divisible by four.
The parity form of Construction B. For a doubly even code, the Construction A vector
c + 2z, with c the 0/1 lift of a codeword, lies in Construction B exactly when ∑ zᵢ is
even. Together with ConstructionA.exists_eq_val_add_mul this describes every Construction B
vector.
The Construction B carrier is a full lattice: it lies in Construction A and contains four times every Construction A vector.
Half the coordinate sum #
Half the coordinate sum modulo two, an additive character of the Construction A carrier
of an even binary code. Its kernel is the Construction B carrier, by ker_sumHalf.
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sumHalf sends a vector of coordinate sum 2k to k modulo two.
sumHalf vanishes exactly on the Construction B carrier.
The kernel of sumHalf is the Construction B carrier.
sumHalf is surjective once there is a coordinate: it sends 2eᵢ to 1.
Construction B has index two in Construction A, for an even binary code with at least one coordinate.
The integral lattice #
Construction B of a self-orthogonal binary linear code, as an integral lattice: the Construction A vectors whose coordinate sum is divisible by four, with the halved dot product.
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The carrier of the bundled Construction B lattice.
The form of the bundled Construction B lattice is the halved dot product of Construction A.
Construction B is nondegenerate, since its form is that of Construction A.
Construction B is positive definite.
Construction B has rank equal to the length of the code.
The discriminant of Construction B is four times that of Construction A, for a self-orthogonal binary code with at least one coordinate.
Construction B of a doubly even code is even, as a sublattice of the even Construction A lattice.