by Yan Cho Hung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-124). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Complex algebraic curves --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1 --- Foundations --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Hilbert Nullstellensatz --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Complex algebraic curves in C2 --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Complex projective curves in P2 --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Affine and projective curves --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2 --- Algebraic properties of complex projective curves in P2 --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Intersection multiplicity --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Bezout's theorem and its applications --- p.18 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Cubic curves --- p.21 / Chapter 1.3 --- Topological properties of complex projective curves in P2 --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4 --- Riemann surfaces --- p.26 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Weierstrass &-function --- p.26 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Riemann surfaces and examples --- p.27 / Chapter 1.5 --- Differentials on Riemann surfaces --- p.28 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Holomorphic differentials --- p.28 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Abel's Theorem for tori --- p.31 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- The Riemann-Roch theorem --- p.32 / Chapter 1.6 --- Singular curves --- p.36 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Resolution of singularities --- p.37 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- The topology of singular curves --- p.45 / Chapter 2 --- Coding theory --- p.48 / Chapter 2.1 --- An introduction to codes --- p.48 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Efficient noiseless coding --- p.51 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- The main coding theory problem --- p.56 / Chapter 2.2 --- Linear codes --- p.58 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Syndrome decoding --- p.63 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Equivalence of codes --- p.65 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- An introduction to cyclic codes --- p.67 / Chapter 2.3 --- Special linear codes --- p.71 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Hamming codes --- p.71 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Simplex codes --- p.72 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Reed-Muller codes --- p.73 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- BCH codes --- p.75 / Chapter 2.4 --- Bounds on codes --- p.77 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Spheres in Zn --- p.77 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Perfect codes --- p.78 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Famous numbers Ar (n,d) and the sphere-covering and sphere packing bounds --- p.79 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- The Singleton and Plotkin bounds --- p.81 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- The Gilbert-Varshamov bound --- p.83 / Chapter 3 --- Algebraic curves over finite fields and the Goppa codes --- p.85 / Chapter 3.1 --- Algebraic curves over finite fields --- p.85 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Affine varieties --- p.85 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Projective varieties --- p.37 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Morphisms --- p.89 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Rational maps --- p.91 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Non-singular varieties --- p.92 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Smooth models of algebraic curves --- p.93 / Chapter 3.2 --- Goppa codes --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Elementary Goppa codes --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- The affine and projective lines --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Goppa codes on the projective line --- p.102 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Differentials and divisors --- p.105 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Algebraic geometric codes --- p.112 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Codes with better rates than the Varshamov- Gilbert bound and calculation of parameters --- p.116 / Bibliography
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322199 |
Date | January 1998 |
Contributors | Yan, Cho Hung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Mathematics. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, 124 leaves ; 30 cm. |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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