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Parity Types, Cycle Structures and Autotopisms of Latin Squares

Combinatorics 2013-04-17 v2

Abstract

The parity type of a Latin square is defined in terms of the numbers of even and odd rows and columns. It is related to an Alon-Tarsi-like conjecture that applies to Latin squares of odd order. Parity types are used to derive upper bounds for the size of autotopy groups. A fast algorithm for finding the autotopy group of a Latin square, based on the cycle decomposition of its rows, is presented.

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@article{arxiv.1203.0223,
  title  = {Parity Types, Cycle Structures and Autotopisms of Latin Squares},
  author = {Daniel Kotlar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.0223},
  year   = {2013}
}