Covering Codes: Volume 54 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780444825117)

The problems of constructing covering codes and of estimating their parameters are the main concern of this book. It provides a unified account of the most recent theory of covering codes and shows how a number of mathematical and engineering issues are related to covering problems.

Scientists involved in discrete mathematics, combinatorics, computer science, information theory, geometry, algebra or number theory will find the book of particular significance. It is designed both as an introductory textbook for the beginner and as a reference book for the expert mathematician and engineer.

A number of unsolved problems suitable for research projects are also discussed.

Author: G. Cohen, I. Honkala, S. Litsyn
ISBN-10: 0444825118
ISBN-13: 9780444825117
Publisher: North-Holland
Language: English
Published: 11/08/2005
Pages: 541
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.25d