On Wilbrink's Theorem

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1987

Abstract

An easy extension of Wilbrink's Theorem on planar difference sets for higher values of λ is given. It follows that the Bruck-Ryser-Hall conjecture on the super-fluousness of the “p > λ” condition (or its variations thereof) in the multiplier theorems implies Hall's conjecture on the existence of only a finite number of (ν, κ, λ) abelian difference sets, for the case λ odd and κ − λ ≡ 2 (mod 4). More strongly, under these conditions we can show that the corresponding designs are Hadamard, i.e., k = 2λ + 1 and ν = 2k + 1.

DOI

10.1016/0097-3165(87)90068-9

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