THE ORIGINAL VIEW OF REED-SOLOMON CODES THE ORIGINAL ...

Lemma 3
If 2L k k and d k+1 6=0
when computed for a minimal pair at
level k then
L k+1 = L k +1
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Lemma 4
Q k (Z) P k (Z)
W k (Z) V k (Z)
= Y k
i=1
(Z , x i )
(determinant of product is product of
determinants)
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