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Let $F$ be any field containing the finite field of order $q$. A $q$-polynomial $L$ over $F$ is an element of the polynomial ring $F[x]$ with the property that all powers of $x$ that appear in $L$ with nonzero coefficient have exponent a power of $q$. It is well known that given any ordinary polynomial $f$ in $F[x]$, there exists a $q$-polynomial that is divisible by $f$. We study the smallest degree of such a $q$-polynomial. This is equivalent to studying the $\mathbb{F}_q$-span of the roots of $f$ in a splitting field. We relate this quantity to the representation theory of the Galois group of $f$. As an application we give a simultaneous construction of the binary Golay code of length 24, and the Steiner system on 24 points.

Author

Gow, Rod; McGuire, Gary

Published

2024

Language

EN