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We investigate one-point algebraic geometry codes defined from curves related to the Hermitian curve. We obtain codes attaining new records on the parameters.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Valladolid, Avda Salamanca SN, 47012, Valladolid, Castilla, Spain

    C. Munuera

  2. Faculdade De Matemática, Universidade Federal De Uberlândia, Av. J. N. De Ávila 2160, Uberlândia, MG, 38408-100, Brazil

    A. Sepúlveda

  3. Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6065, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil

    F. Torres

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Munuera, C., Sepúlveda, A. & Torres, F. Generalized Hermitian codes. Des. Codes Cryptogr. 69, 123–130 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-012-9627-0

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