Polar Codes

Polar Codes: From Theory to Practice, 1st Edition, authored by Mohammad Rowshan and Emanuele Viterbo, is a Wiley-IEEE Press textbook covering error correction codes. The text introduces principles for channel coding, providing structured technical material to guide analytical study and system evaluation.

The text details explicit polar code construction procedures and structural code variants across digital communication channels. It establishes that polar codes provably achieve capacity across binary discrete memoryless channels, while also examining theoretical models designed for future 6G wireless communications.

To aid in practical implementation, the authors integrate MATLAB and Python code snippets throughout the chapters to illustrate key algorithmic tools. This programmatic feature offers intended support for engineers in communications and related industries who work with error correction codes.