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We investigate the role of matrix rings in coding theory. Using these rings we introduce an embedding technique which enables us to give new interpretations for some previous results about algebraic representations of some prominent linear codes.
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Greferath, M., Schmidt, S.E. (1999). Linear Codes and Rings of Matrices. In: Fossorier, M., Imai, H., Lin, S., Poli, A. (eds) Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting Codes. AAECC 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1719. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46796-3_16
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