On (α + uβ)-constacyclic codes of length 4ps over 𝔽pm + u𝔽pm∗

Abstract

For any odd prime [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text], the structures of all [Formula: see text]-constacyclic codes of length [Formula: see text] over the finite commutative chain ring [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] are established in term of their generator polynomials. When the unit [Formula: see text] is a square, each [Formula: see text]-constacyclic code of length [Formula: see text] is expressed as a direct sum of two constacyclic codes of length [Formula: see text]. In the main case that the unit [Formula: see text] is not a square, it is shown that the ambient ring [Formula: see text] is a principal ideal ring. From that, the structure, number of codewords, duals of all such [Formula: see text]-constacyclic codes are obtained. As an application, we identify all self-orthogonal, dual-containing, and the unique self-dual [Formula: see text]-constacyclic codes of length [Formula: see text] over [Formula: see text].