Golomb rulers have many other applications in engineering and computer science. They reduce interference in radio and television broadcasts and cellular networks. They help sharpen the resolution in X-ray crystallography. They are used to construct self-orthogonal codes — codes that help simplify the process of error detection and correction in communications. They are valuable in identifying DNA sequences by ensuring that each probe or primer binds to a unique location. Because they are easy to define and compact in size, Golomb rulers can also be extremely useful for computational testing.
Harlan J. Brothers
