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Cyclic (v;r,s;lambda) difference families with two base blocks and v <= 50

arXiv:0707.2173 · doi:10.1007/s00026-011-0092-7

Abstract

We construct many new cyclic (v;r,s;lambda) difference families with v less than or equal 50. In particular we construct the difference families with parameters (45;18,10;9), (45;22,22;21), (47;21,12;12), (47;19,15;12), (47;22,14;14), (48;20,10;10), (48;24,4;12), (50;25,20;20) for which the existence question was an open problem. The (45;22,22;21) difference family gives a BIBD with parameters v=45, b=90, r=44, k=22 and lambda=21, and the one with parameters (50;25,20;20) gives a pair of binary sequences of length 50 with zero periodic autocorrelation function (the periodic analog of a Golay pair). We also construct nine new D-optimal designs. A normal form for cyclic difference families is proposed and used effectively in compiling the list of known and new difference families.

39 pages, 6 tables. Minor corrections, a new SDS inserted. Abridged version to appear in Annals of Combinatorics

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