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Extensions of Steiner Triple Systems

Combinatorics 2025-01-09 v2

Abstract

In this article we study extensions of Steiner triple systems by means of the associated Steiner loops. We recognize that the set of Veblen points of a Steiner triple system corresponds to the center of the Steiner loop. We investigate extensions of Steiner loops, focusing in particular on the case of Schreier extensions, which provide a powerful method for constructing Steiner triple systems containing Veblen points.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2406.12796,
  title  = {Extensions of Steiner Triple Systems},
  author = {Giovanni Falcone and Agota Figula and Mario Galici},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.12796},
  year   = {2025}
}
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