id: 02185528 dt: j an: 02185528 au: Ballico, E.; Fontanari, Claudio ti: A remark on error-correcting codes from ruled surfaces. so: Int. J. Pure Appl. Math. 18, No. 4, 497-501 (2005). py: 2005 pu: Academic Publications, Sofia la: EN cc: ut: ci: Zbl 1033.94019 li: ab: Summary: This short note offers a contribution to the theory of error-correcting codes from higher-dimensional projective varieties along the lines of {\it S. H. Hansen} [Error-correcting codes from higher-dimensional varieties, Finite Fields Appl. 7, 530‒552 (2001; Zbl 1033.94019)]. By applying standard vector bundles techniques, we complete the classification of codes from ruled surfaces over elliptic curves left open by {\it C. Lomont} [Error-correcting codes on algebraic surfaces, Thesis, math.NT/0309123 (2003)]. In particular, we disprove the naive conjecture that higher degree vector bundles should provide better codes. rv: