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Flag-transitive point-primitive quasi-symmetric $2$-designs with block intersection numbers $0$ and $y\leq10$

Combinatorics 2024-10-28 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we show that for a non-trivial quasi-symmetric 22-design D\mathcal{D} with two block intersection numbers x=0x=0 and 2y102\leq y\leq10, if GAut(D)G\leq \mathrm{Aut}(\mathcal{D}) is flag-transitive and point-primitive, then GG is either of affine type or almost simple type. Moreover, we prove that the socle of GG cannot be an alternating group. If the socle of GG is a sporadic group, then D\mathcal{D} and GG must be one of the following: D\mathcal{D} is a 22-(12,6,5)(12,6,5) design with block intersection numbers 0,30,3 and G=M11G=\mathrm{M}_{11}, or D\mathcal{D} is a 22-(22,6,5)(22,6,5) design with block intersection numbers 0,20,2 and G=M22G=\mathrm{M}_{22} or M22:2\mathrm{M}_{22}:2.

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@article{arxiv.2410.19422,
  title  = {Flag-transitive point-primitive quasi-symmetric $2$-designs with block intersection numbers $0$ and $y\leq10$},
  author = {Jianbing Lu and Yu Zhuang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.19422},
  year   = {2024}
}