ON P-RANK OF DESIGN MATRIX OF A DIFFERENCE SET

被引:50
作者
MACWILLIAMS, FJ
MANN, HB
机构
[1] Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill
[2] Mathematics Research Center, U. S. Army, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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INFORMATION AND CONTROL | 1968年 / 12卷 / 5-6期
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10.1016/S0019-9958(68)90534-2
中图分类号
TP301 [理论、方法];
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081202 ;
摘要
Let A be the incidence matrix of a block design constructed from a relative difference set. Let rp be the rank mod p of A where p is a prime. In this paper we find inequalities for rp and determine rp completely in some cases, in particular when A is the incidence matrix of the hyperplanes of a projective or Euclidean geometry. An inequality for the p-rank of arbitrary balanced incomplete block designs is also obtained. © 1968 Academic Press Inc.
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