Description
Binary nonlinear \((10,40,4)\) code that is unique [3]. Under Construction A, this code yields \(P_{10c}\), a non-lattice sphere packing that is the densest known in 10 dimensions [4][5; pg. 140].Cousins
- Construction A code— Using Construction A, the Best code yields \(P_{10c}\), a non-lattice sphere packing in 10 dimensions that is the densest known [4][5; pg. 140].
- Sphere packing— Using Construction A, the Best code yields \(P_{10c}\), a non-lattice sphere packing in 10 dimensions that is the densest known [4][5; pg. 140].
- Gray code— Codewords of the Best code can be obtained by applying the Gray map to the pentacode [6; Sec. 2].
- \((5,40,4)_{\mathbb{Z}_4}\) Pentacode— Codewords of the Best code can be obtained by applying the Gray map to the pentacode [6; Sec. 2].
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\((10,40,4)\) Best code
References
- [1]
- M. R. Best, 1978, “Binary codes with minimum distance four”, Report ZW 112/78, Math Centrum, Amsterdam
- [2]
- M. Best, “Binary codes with a minimum distance of four (Corresp.)”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 26, 738 (1980) DOI
- [3]
- S. Litsyn and A. Vardy, “The uniqueness of the Best code”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 40, 1693 (1994) DOI
- [4]
- J. Leech and N. J. A. Sloane, “Sphere Packings and Error-Correcting Codes”, Canadian Journal of Mathematics 23, 718 (1971) DOI
- [5]
- J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups (Springer New York, 1999) DOI
- [6]
- J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, “Quaternary constructions for the binary single-error-correcting codes of Julin, Best and others”, Designs, Codes and Cryptography 4, 31 (1994) DOI
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- Victor V. Albert (2026-06-08) — most recent
- Victor V. Albert (2022-11-23)
Cite as:
“\((10,40,4)\) Best code”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2026. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/best, arXiv:2606.11484