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Latin hypercubes realizing integer partitions

Combinatorics 2025-01-16 v1

Abstract

For an integer partition h1++hn=Nh_1 + \dots + h_n = N, a 2-realization of this partition is a latin square of order NN with disjoint subsquares of orders h1,,hnh_1,\dots,h_n. The existence of 2-realizations is a partially solved problem posed by Fuchs. In this paper, we extend Fuchs' problem to mm-ary quasigroups, or, equivalently, latin hypercubes. We construct latin cubes for some partitions with at most two distinct parts and highlight how the new problem is related to the original.

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@article{arxiv.2312.10981,
  title  = {Latin hypercubes realizing integer partitions},
  author = {Diane Donovan and Tara Kemp and James Lefevre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.10981},
  year   = {2025}
}

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17 pages, 16 figures

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