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On Base, Normal and Near-normal Sequences

Combinatorics 2026-02-06 v3

Abstract

The base sequences BS(n+1,n) are four sequences of ±1\pm1 and lengths n+1,n+1,n,n with zero auto correlation. The base sequence conjecture states that BS(n+1,n) exists for all positive integers and has been verified for n40n\le40. We present our algorithm and give construction of BS(n+1,n) for n=41,42,43n=41,42,43.\\ The Normal sequences NS (n) and the Near-normal sequences NNS (n) are subclasses of BS(n+1,n). Yang conjecture asserts that there is a NNS(n) for each even integer n and has been verified for n40n\le40. We found that there is no NNS(n) for n=42 and 44 by exhaustive search, which gives the first counter case of Yang conjecture. We also show that there is no NS(n) for n=41,42,43,44,45 by exhaustive search and proves that no NS(n) exist for n=8k2,kZ+n=8k-2,k \in Z_+.

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@article{arxiv.2506.20296,
  title  = {On Base, Normal and Near-normal Sequences},
  author = {Xu Wang and Jiayi Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.20296},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages

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