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On Optimal Codes Over the Field with Five Elements

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In this paper, we prove the nonexistence of Griesmer codes over the field of five elements for k = 4 and d = 33, 83, 163, 164.

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Landjev, I., Rousseva, A., Maruta, T. et al. On Optimal Codes Over the Field with Five Elements. Designs, Codes and Cryptography 29, 165–175 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024108609872

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