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Applications of representation theory to wireless communications

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In this paper, we demonstrate a new and original way to apply the representation theory of finite groups to the development of space–time codes for use in multiple antenna wireless communications. We include a summary of the relevant mathematical model for wireless communications on a multiple-antenna environment. We apply our construction in two examples and demonstrate that they outperform other designs in the literature.

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  1. School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Ali Miri & Terasan Niyomsataya

  2. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Monica Nevins

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Miri, A., Nevins, M. & Niyomsataya, T. Applications of representation theory to wireless communications. Des Codes Crypt 41, 307–318 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-006-9023-8

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