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On three conjectures of binary sequences with low odd-periodic autocorrelation

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This paper provides a complete answer to three conjectures of Parker about low odd-periodic autocorrelation of sixteen cyclotomic binary sequences in Parker (2001), and also gives new binary sequences with low odd-periodic autocorrelation.

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The work of C. Li was supported by the research project (No. 720025) from UH-nett Vest in Norway, the Research Council of Norway (No. 2477421O70) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant (No. 61771021). The work of Y. Yang was supported by the National Science Foundation of China under grants 61771016 and 61661146003, and the Talent Introduction Foundation Project of Kunming University of Science and Technology under Grant KKSY201603016.

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Li, C., Yang, Y. On three conjectures of binary sequences with low odd-periodic autocorrelation. Cryptogr. Commun. 12, 427–442 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12095-019-00393-3

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