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Equidistant permutation arrays: a bound

Part of: Designs and configurations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

G. H. J. Van Rees  and
S. A. Vanstone
G. H. J. Van Rees
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of ManitobaWinnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
S. A. Vanstone
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics St. Jerome's College University of WaterlooWaterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Abstract

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An equidistant permutation array is a ν × r array A(r, λ;ν) defined on a r-set X such that every row of A is a permutation of X and any two distinct rows agree in precisely λ common columns. Define In this paper, we show that where n = r − λ. Certain results pertaining to irreducible equidistant permutation arrays are also established.

MSC classification

Secondary: 05B15: Orthogonal arrays, Latin squares, Room squares
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , October 1982 , pp. 262 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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