Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
K. T. Arasu (Advisor), Yuqing Chen (Committee Member), Xiaoyu Liu (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
A weighing matrix is a square matrix whose entries are 1, 0 or -1 and has the property that the matrix times its transpose is some integer multiple of the identity matrix. We examine the case where these matrices are said to be developed by an abelian group. Through a combination of extending previous results and by giving explicit constructions we will answer the question of existence for 318 such matrices of order and weight both below 100. At the end, we are left with 98 open cases out of a possible 1,022. Further, some of the new results provide insight into the existence of matrices with larger weights and orders.
Page Count
49
Department or Program
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Year Degree Awarded
2010
Copyright
Copyright 2010, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
