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arxiv: 2606.09448 · v1 · pith:YLBB6KE2new · submitted 2026-06-08 · 💻 cs.IT · math.AG· math.IT

Explicit and asymptotically good constructions of Algebraic Geometry codes in the sum-rank metric

Peter Beelen , Elena Berardini , Anina Gruica , Maria Montanucci This is my paper

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keywords algebraic geometry codessum-rank metriclinearized codesOre polynomialsexplicit constructionsasymptotically good codesnetwork coding
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Explicit constructions of linearized algebraic geometry codes achieve optimality and good asymptotics in the sum-rank metric.

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The paper extends earlier work on linearized algebraic geometry codes in the sum-rank metric by supplying explicit constructions based on quotients of Ore polynomial rings over algebraic function fields. These constructions are shown to meet optimality conditions in the metric and to produce families whose rate and distance behave well as block length grows. A reader would care because sum-rank metric codes appear in network coding and distributed storage, where explicit generator matrices matter for implementation. The approach mirrors the long success of Goppa-style codes in the Hamming metric but adapts the underlying algebraic object to the new distance.

Core claim

The authors construct linearized algebraic geometry codes in the sum-rank metric explicitly via quotients of the ring of Ore polynomials with coefficients in an algebraic function field, proving that the resulting codes are optimal and form asymptotically good families.

What carries the argument

Quotients of the ring of Ore polynomials over an algebraic function field, which serve as the ambient space for the linearized evaluation codes in the sum-rank metric.

If this is right

  • The codes attain the optimal minimum sum-rank distance for their dimension and length.
  • Infinite families exist whose rate and relative distance remain bounded away from zero.
  • Generator and parity-check matrices can be written down explicitly from the function-field data.
  • The same quotients yield codes whose parameters improve on random constructions in the sum-rank metric.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The constructions open a route to deterministic code design for multi-shot network coding channels modeled by sum-rank distance.
  • The reliance on function-field quotients suggests that further progress may come from studying ramification or class-field theory over the same fields.
  • Similar Ore-polynomial techniques could be tested in other additive metrics that arise in rank-metric or subspace coding.

Load-bearing premise

Suitable quotients of Ore polynomial rings over algebraic function fields exist and possess the algebraic properties needed to produce the claimed codes.

What would settle it

A concrete algebraic function field together with a quotient in which the resulting linearized code falls short of the Singleton bound or fails to maintain positive rate at fixed relative distance as length increases.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.09448 by Anina Gruica, Elena Berardini, Maria Montanucci, Peter Beelen.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Comparison between GV bound, Theorem 4 of [9] (in the corrected form of equation (6)), and Theorem VI.7 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Construction of the place p (i) . e p|p (2,3) 0 = q k using Abhyankar’s lemma, we conclude that f p|p (2,3) 0 = 1. In particular, p is Fq-rational and we can set p (3) := p. The place p (i) can be constructed similarly using induction on i as a place lying above both p (i−1) and p (i−1,i) 0 . Showing that p (i) is in fact Fq-rational is then done in a very similar way as what we just did for p (3) . Now th… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Comparison between the GV bound and Theorem VI.8 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_3.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Algebraic Geometry (AG) codes (i.e. linear codes from algebraic function fields) in the Hamming metric were proposed by Goppa in 1980 and have been intensively studied ever since. Linearized Algebraic Geometry codes, the analogue of AG codes in the sum-rank metric, were instead introduced more recently [9], using quotients of the ring of Ore polynomials with coefficients in an algebraic function field. In this paper, we further investigate the results in [9], providing explicit, optimal and asymptotic constructions.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript claims to provide explicit, optimal, and asymptotically good constructions of linearized algebraic geometry codes in the sum-rank metric. These are obtained by further investigating quotients of the ring of Ore polynomials with coefficients in an algebraic function field, extending the framework introduced in the cited reference [9]. The abstract positions the work as delivering constructivity, optimality (meeting a bound), and asymptotic goodness (positive rate and relative distance as length grows).

Significance. If the explicitness and asymptotic claims hold with verifiable parameterizations, the result would supply the first concrete families of AG codes in the sum-rank metric that achieve the Gilbert-Varshamov-type bound asymptotically. This would strengthen the theoretical toolkit for rank-metric and sum-rank-metric coding, with potential relevance to network coding and distributed storage applications. The paper's emphasis on explicitness (computable generators rather than existence) is a notable strength if substantiated beyond the prior reference.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract and introduction: the claim that the constructions are 'explicit' and 'optimal' rests entirely on unverified properties of the quotients of the Ore polynomial ring from [9] (existence of suitable bases and the precise sum-rank distance formula). No independent derivation, concrete parameter table, or small-length example is supplied to confirm that the distance meets the claimed bound without additional assumptions from the cited work.
  2. [Introduction] The asymptotic goodness assertion requires that the rate and relative distance remain positive as the length tends to infinity. The manuscript provides no explicit sequence of function fields, degrees, or quotient dimensions that would allow verification of this limit behavior, making the central asymptotic claim load-bearing yet unsupported by independent calculation.
minor comments (2)
  1. Notation for the sum-rank weight and the Ore polynomial ring quotients should be defined at first use with a reference to the exact definition in [9] to improve readability.
  2. [Abstract] The abstract would benefit from a single sentence stating the achieved rate-distance pair or the specific bound attained.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their thorough review and valuable feedback on our manuscript. We provide point-by-point responses to the major comments and indicate where revisions will be made to strengthen the presentation.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract and introduction: the claim that the constructions are 'explicit' and 'optimal' rests entirely on unverified properties of the quotients of the Ore polynomial ring from [9] (existence of suitable bases and the precise sum-rank distance formula). No independent derivation, concrete parameter table, or small-length example is supplied to confirm that the distance meets the claimed bound without additional assumptions from the cited work.

    Authors: While the foundational properties of the Ore polynomial quotients, such as the existence of bases and the sum-rank distance formula, are established in the referenced work [9], our manuscript extends this framework to deliver explicit constructions. The optimality is shown by verifying that the minimum distance meets the Singleton bound for the sum-rank metric using the distance formula from [9]. To address the lack of a concrete example, we will include a small-length example and a table of parameters in the revised manuscript to demonstrate the distance calculation independently. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Introduction] The asymptotic goodness assertion requires that the rate and relative distance remain positive as the length tends to infinity. The manuscript provides no explicit sequence of function fields, degrees, or quotient dimensions that would allow verification of this limit behavior, making the central asymptotic claim load-bearing yet unsupported by independent calculation.

    Authors: The asymptotic goodness is established by considering sequences of function fields with increasing genus where the ratio of the quotient dimension to the code length approaches a positive rate, and the relative minimum distance is bounded below by a positive constant derived from the pole orders and the sum-rank weight properties. Although the manuscript outlines the general construction, we agree that an explicit sequence would aid verification. We will incorporate a specific sequence, for instance based on the Garcia-Stichtenoth tower of function fields, along with the corresponding degrees and dimensions in the revised version. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Minor self-citation for setup; new explicit constructions remain independent

full rationale

The paper cites [9] solely to introduce the basic definition of linearized AG codes via Ore polynomial quotients. The central contribution—explicit constructions, optimality proofs, and asymptotic goodness—is presented as new work in this manuscript. No derivation reduces by construction to fitted parameters, no ansatz is smuggled, and the self-citation is not invoked as a uniqueness theorem or load-bearing justification for the new results. The paper is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks for its claimed advances.

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