Gröbner basis techniques for certain problems in coding and systems theory

dc.contributor.advisorFitzpatrick, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, Henry
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-18T17:39:18Z
dc.date.available2012-12-18T17:39:18Z
dc.date.issued2003-10
dc.date.submitted2003
dc.description.abstractThere is much common ground between the areas of coding theory and systems theory. Fitzpatrick has shown that a Göbner basis approach leads to efficient algorithms in the decoding of Reed-Solomon codes and in scalar interpolation and partial realization. This thesis simultaneously generalizes and simplifies that approach and presents applications to discrete-time modeling, multivariable interpolation and list decoding. Gröbner basis theory has come into its own in the context of software and algorithm development. By generalizing the concept of polynomial degree, term orders are provided for multivariable polynomial rings and free modules over polynomial rings. The orders are not, in general, unique and this adds, in no small way, to the power and flexibility of the technique. As well as being generating sets for ideals or modules, Gröbner bases always contain a element which is minimal with respect tot the corresponding term order. Central to this thesis is a general algorithm, valid for any term order, that produces a Gröbner basis for the solution module (or ideal) of elements satisfying a sequence of generalized congruences. These congruences, based on shifts and homomorphisms, are applicable to a wide variety of problems, including key equations and interpolations. At the core of the algorithm is an incremental step. Iterating this step lends a recursive/iterative character to the algorithm. As a consequence, not all of the input to the algorithm need be available from the start and different "paths" can be taken to reach the final solution. The existence of a suitable chain of modules satisfying the criteria of the incremental step is a prerequisite for applying the algorithm.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO'Keeffe, H. 2003. Gröbner basis techniques for certain problems in coding and systems theory. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/858
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2003, Henry O'Keeffeen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
dc.subjectSystems theoryen
dc.subjectCoding theoryen
dc.subject.lcshGröbner basesen
dc.titleGröbner basis techniques for certain problems in coding and systems theoryen
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD (Science)en
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