On the existence of self-dual permutation codes of finite groups

Abstract

Motivated by a research on self-dual extended group codes, we consider permutation codes obtained from submodules of a permutation module of a finite group of odd order over a finite field, and demonstrate that the condition “the extension degree of the finite field extended by n’th roots of unity is odd” is sufficient but not necessary for the existence of self-dual extended transitive permutation codes of length n + 1. It exhibits that the permutation code is a proper generalization of the group code, and has more delicate structure than the group code.