Construction of Generalized Weighing-Hadamard Matrices over Finite Fields

The existence, several properties, and constructions of Generalized Weighing-Hadamard (GWH) matrices over finite fields are addressed in this work.

We study the subset of invertible GWH matrices and show that it forms a group under matrix multiplication.

Besides that, we introduce a strong notion of equivalence between such matrices, defined via orthogonal transformations, and further prove that the corresponding quotient group by the subgroup of orthogonal matrices is abelian.

Finally, we discuss some applications of these matrices in coding theory