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Using symbolic computation to prove nonexistence of distance-regular graphs

Combinatorics 2018-10-22 v2

Abstract

A package for the Sage computer algebra system is developed for checking feasibility of a given intersection array for a distance-regular graph. We use this tool to show that there is no distance-regular graph with intersection array {(2r+1)(4r+1)(4t1),8r(4rtr+2t),(r+t)(4r+1);1,(r+t)(4r+1),4r(2r+1)(4t1)}\{(2r+1)(4r+1)(4t-1), 8r(4rt-r+2t), (r+t)(4r+1); 1, (r+t)(4r+1), 4r(2r+1)(4t-1)\} (r,t1r, t \ge 1), {135,128,16;1,16,120}\{135, 128, 16; 1, 16, 120\}, {234,165,12;1,30,198}\{234, 165, 12; 1, 30, 198\} or {55,54,50,35,10;1,5,20,45,55}\{55, 54, 50, 35, 10; 1, 5, 20, 45, 55\}. In all cases, the proofs rely on equality in the Krein condition, from which triple intersection numbers are determined. Further combinatorial arguments are then used to derive nonexistence.

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@article{arxiv.1803.10797,
  title  = {Using symbolic computation to prove nonexistence of distance-regular graphs},
  author = {Janoš Vidali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.10797},
  year   = {2018}
}
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