Embedding a Latin square with transversal into a projective space
Pretorius, L. M. & Swanepoel, K.
(2011).
Embedding a Latin square with transversal into a projective space.
Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A,
118(5), 1674-1683.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcta.2011.01.013
A Latin square of side n defines in a natural way a finite geometry on 3. n points, with three lines of size n and n2 lines of size 3. A Latin square of side n with a transversal similarly defines a finite geometry on 3n+1 points, with three lines of size n, n2-n lines of size 3, and n concurrent lines of size 4. A collection of k mutually orthogonal Latin squares defines a geometry on kn points, with k lines of size n and n2 lines of size k. Extending the work of Bruen and Colbourn [A.A. Bruen, C.J. Colbourn, Transversal designs in classical planes and spaces, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 92 (2000) 88-94], we characterise embeddings of these finite geometries into projective spaces over skew fields.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2011 Elsevier Inc. |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Mathematics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jcta.2011.01.013 |
| Date Deposited | 30 Mar 2011 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33718 |
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