Adding quantum and classical versions of `Convolutional` and `Block` codes

[Fe-r-oz]

This paper by Grassl: https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0703181 provides code constructions for the following codes:

• [ ] Quantum Block Codes
• [ ] Classical Block Codes ?
• [ ] Quantum Convoutional Codes
• [ ] Classical Convoutional Code

For a concise description of construction of classical convolutional codes using free module, direct summands, etc, follow this paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0703113. Background Section A: Convolutional Codes

Another useful paper by Grassl and Rötteler is: https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0703182

For a more thorough reference, this book, namely Fundamentals of Convolutional Coding might be helpful.

[esabo]

The current library is all block codes. There is no plan to add convolutional codes until block codes are much further developed, at best.

[Fe-r-oz]

Thank you for the insight!