Algorithmic Results in List Decoding

Download or read book Algorithmic Results in List Decoding written by Venkatesan Guruswami and published by Now Publishers Inc. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algorithmic Results in List Decoding introduces and motivates the problem of list decoding, and discusses the central algorithmic results of the subject, culminating with the recent results on achieving "list decoding capacity." The main technical focus is on giving a complete presentation of the recent algebraic results achieving list decoding capacity, while pointers or brief descriptions are provided for other works on list decoding. Algorithmic Results in List Decoding is intended for scholars and graduate students in the fields of theoretical computer science and information theory. The author concludes by posing some interesting open questions and suggests directions for future work.