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We prove that any symmetric block design (v, k, λ) generates optimal ternary and quaternary constant-weight equidistant codes, whose parameters n, N, w, d, q are uniquely determined by the parameters of the block design. For one rather special case, we construct symbolwise uniform equidistant codes of the minimum length.
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Supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-01-00364.
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Bassalygo, L., Zinoviev, V. & Lebedev, V. Symmetric Block Designs and Optimal Equidistant Codes. Probl Inf Transm 56, 245–252 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032946020030023
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