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Paley type partial difference sets in abelian groups

Combinatorics 2019-08-21 v1

Abstract

Partial difference sets with parameters (v,k,λ,μ)=(v,(v1)/2,(v5)/4,(v1)/4)(v,k,\lambda,\mu)=(v, (v-1)/2, (v-5)/4, (v-1)/4) are called Paley type partial difference sets. In this note we prove that if there exists a Paley type partial difference set in an abelian group GG of an order not a prime power, then G=n4|G|=n^4 or 9n49n^4, where n>1n>1 is an odd integer. In 2010, Polhill \cite{Polhill} constructed Paley type partial difference sets in abelian groups with those orders. Thus, combining with the constructions of Polhill and the classical Paley construction using non-zero squares of a finite field, we completely answer the following question: "For which odd positive integer v>1v > 1, can we find a Paley type partial difference set in an abelian group of order vv?"

Cite

@article{arxiv.1908.07055,
  title  = {Paley type partial difference sets in abelian groups},
  author = {Zeying Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.07055},
  year   = {2019}
}
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