Further results on higher weights of codes over finite rings

Abstract

The descriptions of generalized Hamming weights with respect to rank are given for codes over chain rings. Based on the descriptions of generalized Hamming weights with respect to rank, the double chain condition, in particular, the chain condition, is introduced and some judging criteria for the double chain condition are presented. As an application of the chain condition, we determine generalized Hamming weights with respect to rank of the tensor product of certain codes satisfying the chain condition. By using generalized Hamming weights with respect to rank, we generalize some results obtained in recent references. We introduce relative generalized Hamming weights to codes over chain rings and principal ideal rings, and present equivalent descriptions and bounds on them. We also generalize maximum distance codes with respect to rank to relative maximum distance codes with respect to rank and give a series of judging criteria for relative maximum distance codes.