When Variable-Length Codes Meet the Field of Error Detection

Jean Néraud

Given a finite alphabet $A$ and a binary relation $\tau \subseteq A^{\ast }\times A^{\ast }$, a set $X$ is $\tau$-{\it independent} if $\tau (X)\cap X=\varnothing$. Given a quasi-metric $d$ over $A^{\ast }$ (in…