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Abstract: There are many applications where it is necessary to find an optimal spanning tree. For several of these, recent research has suggested the use of genetic algorithms (GAs). Historically, the ...

Abstract: We present a new framework for constructing polar codes (i.e., selecting the frozen bit positions) for arbitrary channels, tailored to a given decoding algorithm rather than assuming the ...