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On the number of small Steiner triple systems with Veblen points

Combinatorics 2025-01-09 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

The concept of Schreier extensions of loops was introduced in the general case in [11] and, more recently, it has been explored in the context of Steiner loops in [6]. In the latter case, it gives a powerful method for constructing Steiner triple systems containing Veblen points. Counting all Steiner triple systems of order v is an open problem for v>21. In this paper, we investigate the number of Steiner triple systems of order 19, 27 and 31 containing Veblen points and we present some examples.

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@article{arxiv.2411.16307,
  title  = {On the number of small Steiner triple systems with Veblen points},
  author = {Mario Galici and Giuseppe Filippone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.16307},
  year   = {2025}
}