On the 2-Adic Complexity and the k-Error 2 -Adic Complexity of Periodic Binary Sequences

Honggang Hu, Dengguo Feng

Abstract: A significant difference between the linear complexity and the 2-adic complexity of periodic binary sequences is pointed out in this correspondence. Based on this observation, we present the concept of the symmetric 2-adic complexity of periodic binary sequences. The expected value of the 2-adic complexity is determined, and a lower bound on the expected value of the symmetric 2-adic complexity of periodic binary sequences is derived. We study the variance of the 2-adic complexity of periodic binary sequences, and the exact value for it is given. Because the k-adic complexity of periodic binary sequences is unstable, we present the concepts of the kappa-error 2-adic complexity and the k-error symmetric 2-adic complexity, and lower bounds on them are also derived. In particular, we give tighter upper and lower bounds for the minimum k-adic complexity of l-sequences by substituting two symbols within one period.