Looking for Difference Sets in Groups with Dihedral Images

We prove four theorems about groups with a dihedral (or cyclic) image containing a difference set. For the first two, suppose G, a group of order 2p with p an odd prime, contains a nontrivial (v, k, ) difference set D with order n = k – prime to p and self-conjugate modulo p. If G has an image of order p, then 0 2a + 2 for a unique choice of = ±1, and for a = (k – )/2p. If G has an image of order 2p, then and ( – 1)/( – 1). There are further constraints on n, a and . We give examples in which these theorems imply no difference set can exist in a group of a specified order, including filling in some entries in Smith's extension to nonabelian groups of Lander's tables. A similar theorem covers the case when p|n. Finally, we show that if G contains a nontrivial (v, k, ) difference set D and has a dihedral image D _2m with either (n, m) = 1 or m = p ^t for p an odd prime dividing n, then one of the C ₂ intersection numbers of D is divisible by m. Again, this gives some non-existence results.     

On Sylow Subgroups of Abelian Affine Difference Sets

An n-subsetD of a group G of order is called an affine difference set of G relativeto a normal subgroup N of G of order if the list of differences containseach element of G-N exactly once and no elementof N. It is a well-known conjecture that if Dis an affine difference set in an abelian group G,then for every prime p, the Sylow p-subgroupof G is cyclic. In Arasu and Pott [1], it was shownthat the above conjecture is true when . In thispaper we give some conditions under which the Sylow p-subgroupof G is cyclic.     

On the Non-existence of Semiregular Relative Difference Sets in Groups with All Sylow Subgroups Cyclic

We show that a group with all Sylow subgroups cyclic (other than ) cannot contain a normal semiregular relative difference set (RDSs). We also give a new proof that dihedral groups cannot contain (normal) semiregular RDSs either.     

Cyclic Relative Difference Sets and their p-Ranks

By modifying the constructions in Helleseth et al. [10] and No [15], we construct a family of cyclic ((q ^3k –1)/(q–1), q–1, q ^3k–1, q ^3k–2) relative difference sets, where q=3 ^e . These relative difference sets are liftings of the difference sets constructed in Helleseth et al. [10] and No [15]. In order to demonstrate that these relative difference sets are in general new, we compute p-ranks of the classical relative difference sets and 3-ranks of the newly constructed relative difference sets when q=3. By rank comparison, we show that the newly constructed relative difference sets are never equivalent to the classical relative difference sets, and are in general inequivalent to the affine GMW difference sets.     

Using the Simplex Code to Construct Relative Difference Sets in 2-groups

Relative Difference Sets with the parameters (2a, 2b, 2a, 2a-b) have been constructed many ways (see davis, EB, jung, maschmidt, and pottsurvey for examples). This paper modifies an example found in arasusehgal to construct a family of relative difference sets in 2-groups that gives examples for b = 2 and b = 3 that have a lower rank than previous examples. The Simplex code is used in the construction.     

有限域的加法群中的差集

令Fq是具有q个元素的有限域,这里q是一个奇素数的幂,给出了Fq的加法群中的一些差集,并计算了它们的参数.     

New Families of Semi-Regular Relative Difference Sets

We give two constructions for semi-regular relative difference sets (RDSs) in groups whose order is not a prime power, where the order u of the forbidden subgroup is greater than 2. No such RDSs were previously known. We use examples from the first construction to produce semi-regular RDSs in groups whose order can contain more than two distinct prime factors. For u greater than 2 these are the first such RDSs, and for u=2 we obtain new examples.     

New Classes of Groups Containing Menon Difference Sets

A theorem due to Davis on the existence of Menon difference sets in 2-groups is generalised to non-2-groups. The existence of Menon difference sets in many new non-abelian groups is established.     

Two Generalized Constructions of Relative Difference Sets

We give two generalizations of some known constructions of relative difference sets. The first one is a generalization of a construction of RDS by Chen, Ray-Chaudhuri and Xiang using the Galois ring GR(4, m). The second one generalizes a construction of RDS by Ma and Schmidt from the setting of chain rings to a setting of more general rings.     

A New Family of Relative Difference Sets in 2-Groups

We recursively construct a new family of ( 2^6d+4, 8, 2^6d+4, 2^6d+1) semi-regular relative difference sets in abelian groups G relative to an elementary abelian subgroup U. The initial case d = 0 of the recursion comprises examples of (16, 8, 16, 2) relative difference sets for four distinct pairs (G, U).     

New Constructions of Disjoint Distinct Difference Sets

New constructions of regular disjoint distinct difference sets (DDDS) are presented. In particular, multiplicative and additive DDDS are considered.     

模糊软集与模糊软群

在进行了阐述模糊软集的相关概念和性质后,给出了模糊软群的定义并研究了相关性质.     

Constructions of Partial Difference Sets and Relative DifferenceSets Using Galois Rings

We use Galois rings to construct partial difference sets and relative difference sets in non-elementary abelianp-groups. As an example, we also use Galois ringG R(4, 2) to construct a (96,20,4) difference set in Z₄ × Z₄ × Z₆.Dedicated to Hanfried Lenz on the occasion of his 80th birthday     

Constructions of Nested Partial Difference Sets with Galois Rings

There have been several recent constructions of partial difference sets (PDSs) using the Galois rings for p a prime and t any positive integer. This paper presents constructions of partial difference sets in where p is any prime, and r and t are any positive integers. For the case where 2$$ " align="middle" border="0"> many of the partial difference sets are constructed in groups with parameters distinct from other known constructions, and the PDSs are nested. Another construction of Paley partial difference sets is given for the case when p is odd. The constructions make use of character theory and of the structure of the Galois ring , and in particular, the ring × . The paper concludes with some open related problems.     

4p阶二面体群的弱3-CI性

决定了4p(p是奇素数)阶二面体群的连通3度Cayley图的完全分类,并证明4p阶二面体群不是弱3-CI群,从而否定了C.H.Li关于"所有有限群都是弱3-CI群"的猜想     

Cocyclic Generalised Hadamard Matrices and Central Relative Difference Sets

Cocyclic matrices have the form where G is a finite group, C is a finite abelian group and : G × G C is a (two-dimensional) cocycle; that is,

二面体群的Grothendieck环结构

二面体群的表示范畴为对称半单monoidal范畴,因而其Grothendieck环为有限多个元素生成的交换环.本文确定了该Grothendieck环的极小生成元,并且进一步证明了该Grothendieck环与某一多项式环的商环同构.     

Hadamard Matrices and Dihedral Groups

Let D _2p be a dihedral group of order 2p, where p is an odd integer. Let ZD _2p be the group ring of D _2p over the ring Z of integers. We identify elements of ZD _2p and their matrices of the regular representation of ZD _2p . Recently we characterized the Hadamard matrices of order 28 ([6] and [7]). There are exactly 487 Hadamard matrices of order 28, up to equivalence. In these matrices there exist matrices with some interesting properties. That is, these are constructed by elements of ZD ₆. We discuss relation of ZD _2p and Hadamard matrices of order n=8p+4, and give some examples of Hadamard matrices constructed by dihedral groups.     

New Cyclic Difference Sets with Singer Parameters Constructed from d-Homogeneous Functions

In this paper, for a prime power q, new cyclic difference sets with Singer para- meters ((q ⁿ –1/q–1), (q ^n–1–1/q–1), (q ^n–2–1/q–1)) are constructed by using q-ary sequences (d-homogeneous functions) of period q ⁿ –1 and the generalization of GMW difference sets is proposed by combining the generation methods of d-form sequences and extended sequences. When q is a power of 3, new cyclic difference sets with Singer parameters ((q ⁿ –1/q–1), (q ^n–1–1/q–1), (q ^n–2–1/q–1)) are constructed from the ternary sequences of period q ⁿ –1 with ideal autocorrelation introduced by Helleseth, Kumar, and Martinsen.