Perspectives on Balanced Sequences
Abstract: We examine and compare several different classes of "balanced" block codes over q-ary alphabets, namely symbol-balanced (SB) codes, charge-balanced (CB) codes, and polarity-balanced (PB) codes. Known results on the maximum size and asymptotic minimal redundancy of SB and CB codes are reviewed. We then determine the maximum size and asymptotic minimal redundancy of PB codes and of codes which are both CB and PB. We also propose efficient Knuth-like encoders and decoders for all these types of balanced codes.
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