Extremal set theory, cubic forms on $\mathbb{F}_2^n$ and Hurwitz square identities
Combinatorics
2014-03-28 v3 Number Theory
Abstract
We consider a family, , of subsets of an -set such that the cardinality of the symmetric difference of any two elements is not a multiple of 4. We prove that the maximal size of is bounded by , unless when it is bounded by . Our method uses cubic forms on and the Hurwitz-Radon theory of square identities. We also apply this theory to obtain some information about boolean cubic forms and so-called additive quadruples.
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@article{arxiv.1304.0949,
title = {Extremal set theory, cubic forms on $\mathbb{F}_2^n$ and Hurwitz square identities},
author = {Sophie Morier-Genoud and Valentin Ovsienko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.0949},
year = {2014}
}