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Legendre pairs of lengths $\ell \equiv 0$ (mod $3$)

Combinatorics 2021-10-19 v3

Abstract

We prove a proposition that connects constant-PAF sequences and the corresponding Legendre pairs with integer PSD values. We show how to determine explicitly the complete spectrum of the (/3)(\ell/3)-rd value of the discrete Fourier transform for Legendre pairs of lengths 0(mod3)\ell \equiv 0 \, (\mod 3). This is accomplished by two new algorithms based on number-theoretic arguments. As an application, we prove that Legendre pairs of the open lengths 117, 129, 133, and 147 exist by finding Legendre pairs of these lengths with a multiplier group of order at least 3. As a consequence, 85, 87, 115, 145, 159, 161, 169, 175, 177, 185, 187, 195 are the twelve integers in the range < 200 for which the question of existence of Legendre pairs remains unsolved.

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@article{arxiv.2101.03116,
  title  = {Legendre pairs of lengths $\ell \equiv 0$ (mod $3$)},
  author = {Ilias Kotsireas and Christoph Koutschan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.03116},
  year   = {2021}
}