MinT - Best Known (176−96, 176, s)-Nets in Base 3

Best Known (176−96, 176, s)-Nets in Base 3

(176−96, 176, 56)-Net over F₃ — Constructive and digital

Digital (80, 176, 56)-net over F₃, using

4 times m-reduction [i] based on digital (80, 180, 56)-net over F₃, using
- (u,Â u+v)-construction [i] based on
  1. digital (15, 65, 28)-net over F₃, using
    - net from sequence [i] based on digital (15, 27)-sequence over F₃, using
      - Niederreiterâ€“Xing sequence constructionÂ II/III [i] based on function field F/F₃ with g(F) = 15 and N(F) ≥ 28, using
        an explicitly constructive algebraic function field [i]
  2. digital (15, 115, 28)-net over F₃, using
    - net from sequence [i] based on digital (15, 27)-sequence over F₃ (see above)

(176−96, 176, 84)-Net over F₃ — Digital

Digital (80, 176, 84)-net over F₃, using

t-expansion [i] based on digital (71, 176, 84)-net over F₃, using
- net from sequence [i] based on digital (71, 83)-sequence over F₃, using
  - Niederreiterâ€“Xing sequence constructionÂ II/III [i] based on function field F/F₃ with g(F) = 71 and N(F) ≥ 84, using
    - algebraic function fields over â„¤₃ by Niederreiter/Xing [i]

(176−96, 176, 480)-Net in Base 3 — Upper bound on s

There is no (80, 176, 481)-net in base 3, because

the generalized Rao bound for nets shows that 3^mÂ â‰¥ 987284 805993 360277 531442 544169 340345 971015 600207 496006 883082 906465 933619 883008 056769 > 3¹⁷⁶ [i]