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We consider the existence problem for a semi-cyclic holey group divisible design of type (n,m^t) with block size 3, which is denoted by a 3-SCHGDD of type (n,m^t). When t is odd and n\neq 8 or t is doubly even and t\neq 8, the existence…

A holey Schr\"oder design of type $h_1^{n_1}h_4^{n_2}\cdots h^{n_k}_k$ (HSD$(h_1^{n_1}h_4^{n_2}\cdots h^{n_k}_k))$ is equivalent to a frame idempotent Schr\"oder quasigroup (FISQ$(h_1^{n_1}h_4^{n_2}\cdots h^{n_k}_k))$ of order $n$ with…

In this paper, we consider the existence of group divisible designs (GDDs) with block size $4$ and group sizes $4$ and $7$. We show that there exists a 4-GDD of type $4^t 7^s$ for all but a finite specified set of feasible values for $(t,…

We deal with group divisible designs that have block size 4 and group type g^u m^1, where g = 2 or 4 (mod 6). We show that the necessary conditions for the existence of a 4-GDD of type g^u m^1 are sufficient when g = 14, 20, 22, 26, 28, 32,…

Given a subgroup $H$ of a group $(G,+)$, a $(G,H,k,1)$ difference family (DF) is a set $\mathcal F$ of $k$-subsets of $G$ such that $\{f-f':f,f'\in F, f\neq f',F\in \mathcal F\}=G\setminus H$. Let $g\mathbb Z_{gh}$ is the subgroup of order…

A group divisible design $\mbox{GDD}(m,n;\lambda_1,\lambda_2)$, is an ordered pair $(V, \cal{B})$ where $V$ is an $(m+n)$-set of symbols while $\cal{B}$ is a collection of $3$-subsets (called blocks) of $V$ satisfying the following…

In this paper we investigate combinatorial constructions for $w$-cyclic holely group divisible packings with block size three (briefly by $3$-HGDPs). For any positive integers $u,v,w$ with $u\equiv0,1~(\bmod~3)$, the exact number of base…

We discuss group divisible designs with block size four and type $g^u b^1 (gu/2)^1$, where $u = 5$, 6 and 7. For integers $a$ and $b$, we prove the following. (i) A 4-GDD of type $(4a)^5 b^1 (10a)^1$ exists if and only if $a \ge 1$, $b…

The study of optical orthogonal codes has been motivated by an application in an optical code-division multiple access system. This paper focuses on optimal two-dimensional optical orthogonal codes with autocorrelation and cross-correlation…

We consider when the projective special linear group over a finite field defines a $3$-design with a cyclic starter block. We will show that the equivalences of the existence of such $3$-$(q+1,5,3)$ and $3$-$(q+1,10,18)$ designs for a prime…

We show that the necessary conditions for the existence of 4-GDDs of type g^u m^1 are sufficient for g congruent to 0 (mod h), h = 39, 51, 57, 69, 87, 93, and for g = 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31 and 35. More generally, we show that for all g…

We show that if the canonical left semi-model structure on the category of Grothendieck $n$-groupoids exists, then it satisfies the homotopy hypothesis, i.e. the associated $(\infty,1)$-category is equivalent to that of homotopy $n$-types,…

We present constructions and results about GDDs with two groups and block size 6. We study those GDDs in which each block has configuration (s,t), that is in which each block has exactly s points from one of the two groups and t points from…

A $3$-$(v,\{4,6\},1)$ design is a configuration of $v$ points and a collection of $4$- and $6$-element subsets called blocks, that jointly contain every 3-element subset exactly once. Using an exhaustive computer search on $v\leq 28$ points…

Perfect difference families (PDFs for short) are important both in theoretical and in applications. Perfect difference matrices (PDMs for short) and the equivalent structure had been extensively studied and used to construct perfect…

The concept of group divisible codes, a generalization of group divisible designs with constant block size, is introduced in this paper. This new class of codes is shown to be useful in recursive constructions for constant-weight and…

We investigate a higher-group structure of massless axion electrodynamics in $(3+1)$ dimensions. By using the background gauging method, we show that the higher-form symmetries necessarily have a global semistrict 3-group (2-crossed module)…

In this paper we apply some tools developed in our previous work on Grothendieck $\infty$-groupoids to the finite-dimensional case of weak 3-groupoids. We obtain a semi-model structure on the category of Grothendieck 3-groupoids of suitable…

We report some group divisible designs with block size five, including types $6^{15}$ and $10^{15}$. As a consequence we are able to extend the known spectrum for 5-GDDs of type $g^u$.

Strong difference families of special types are introduced to produce new relative difference families from the point of view of both asymptotic existences and concrete examples. As applications, group divisible designs of type $30^u$ with…