Code details

best found code with parameters
q=16 k=3 n=18
minimum distance = 16

this is new optimal code


the previous bounds were -1/16
this is a projective code


We used the prescribed group of automorphisms with the following generators


0 15 0
0 0 15
15 0 0

15 0 0
0 0 15
0 15 0

12 0 0
0 2 0
0 0 7

This group makes 25 orbits of sizes:

3 18 9 3 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 18 18 18 18 18 18 18


The solution of the corresponding linear system of equations was found after less than 500 seconds:

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0


This produces the following generator matrix

15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
1 14 4 5 9 10 11 6 15 1 14 4 5 9 10 11 6 15
10 9 4 6 14 1 15 5 11 1 15 10 9 5 4 6 11 14



Which is a code with the following weight distribution
1y18+2295x16y2+1800x18