Infinite Latin Squares: Neighbor Balance and Orthogonality
Abstract
Regarding neighbor balance, we consider natural generalizations of -complete Latin squares and Vatican squares from the finite to the infinite. We show that if is an infinite abelian group with -many square elements, then it is possible to permute the rows and columns of the Cayley table to create an infinite Vatican square. We also construct a Vatican square of any given infinite order that is not obtainable by permuting the rows and columns of a Cayley table. Regarding orthogonality, we show that every infinite group has a set of mutually orthogonal orthomorphisms and hence there is a set of mutually orthogonal Latin squares based on . We show that an infinite group with -many square elements has a strong complete mapping; and, with some possible exceptions, infinite abelian groups have a strong complete mapping.
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@article{arxiv.1807.08580,
title = {Infinite Latin Squares: Neighbor Balance and Orthogonality},
author = {Anthony B. Evans and Gage N. Martin and Kaethe Minden and M. A. Ollis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.08580},
year = {2018}
}
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21 pages