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Preface to the second edition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2009

Robert McEliece
Robert McEliece
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California Institute of Technology
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The main changes in this edition are in Part two. The old Chapter 8 (“BCH, Goppa, and Related Codes”) has been revised and expanded into two new chapters, numbered 8 and 9. The old chapters 9, 10, and 11 have then been renumbered 10, 11, and 12. The new Chapter 8 (“Cyclic codes”) presents a fairly complete treatment of the mathematical theory of cyclic codes, and their implementation with shift register circuits. It culminates with a discussion of the use of cyclic codes in burst error correction. The new Chapter 9 (“BCH, Reed-Solomon, and Related Codes”) is much like the old Chapter 8, except that increased emphasis has been placed on Reed-Solomon codes, reflecting their importance in practice. Both of the new chapters feature dozens of new problems.

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The Theory of Information and Coding , pp. xii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2002

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  • Preface to the second edition
  • Robert McEliece, California Institute of Technology
  • Book: The Theory of Information and Coding
  • Online publication: 10 November 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606267.004
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  • Preface to the second edition
  • Robert McEliece, California Institute of Technology
  • Book: The Theory of Information and Coding
  • Online publication: 10 November 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606267.004
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  • Preface to the second edition
  • Robert McEliece, California Institute of Technology
  • Book: The Theory of Information and Coding
  • Online publication: 10 November 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606267.004
Available formats
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