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Invariants of quadratic forms and applications in design theory.
- Source :
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Linear Algebra & its Applications . Feb2024, Vol. 682, p1-27. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The study of regular incidence structures, such as projective planes and symmetric block designs, is a well established topic in discrete mathematics. The work of Bruck, Ryser and Chowla in the mid-twentieth century applied the Hasse-Minkowski local-global theory for quadratic forms to derive non-existence results for certain design parameters. Several combinatorialists have provided alternative proofs of this result, replacing conceptual arguments with algorithmic ones. In this paper, we show that the methods required are purely linear-algebraic and are no more difficult conceptually than the theory of the Jordan Canonical Form. Computationally, they are rather easier. We conclude with some classical and recent applications to design theory, including a novel application to the decomposition of incidence matrices of symmetric designs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00243795
- Volume :
- 682
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Linear Algebra & its Applications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174060256
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2023.11.002