Group divisible designs with block size four and type $g^u b^1 (gu/2)^1$
Combinatorics
2019-06-06 v1
Abstract
We discuss group divisible designs with block size four and type , where , 6 and 7. For integers and , we prove the following. (i) A 4-GDD of type exists if and only if , (mod 3) and . (ii) A 4-GDD of type exists if and only if , (mod 6) and . (iii) A 4-GDD of type exists if and only if , (mod 3) and . (iv) A 4-GDD of type exists if and only if , (mod 3) and , except possibly for , , for , , and for , .
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1906.02170,
title = {Group divisible designs with block size four and type $g^u b^1 (gu/2)^1$},
author = {Anthony D. Forbes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.02170},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
290 pages, including 275-page appendix. To make the paper self-contained, some basic definitions, theorems and remarks have been copied from arXiv:1903.07064. The main results are of course distinct from those of arXiv:1903.07064. An abridged version of the paper (with the appendix omitted) will be submitted to a journal