Self-Dual Codes over F3 and Negacirculant Conference Matrices

Previously, self-dual codes ternary have been constructed from conference matrices. In this paper, we present codes constructed from negacirculant conference matrices. A necessary condition for these codes to be self-dual is given, and examples are given for lengths up to 108. The equivalence with the Pless symmetry codes is established

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