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We determine the socle and the radical series of the binary code associated with a finite regular generalized quadrangle of even order, considered as a module for the commutator of each of the orthogonal subgroups in the corresponding symplectic group.
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Sastry, N.S.N., Shukla, R.P. Structure of a code related to Sp(4, q), q even. Proc Math Sci 117, 457–470 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12044-007-0038-5
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