On t‐designs and s‐resolvable t‐designs from hyperovals

Hyperovals in projective planes turn out to have a link with t‐designs. Motivated by an unpublished work of Lonz and Vanstone, we present a construction for t‐designs and s‐resolvable t‐designs from hyperovals in projective planes of order $2^n$. We prove that the construction works for $t\le 5$. In particular, for $t=5$ the construction yields a family of 5‐ $\left(2^n+2,8,70\left(2^{n?2}?1\right)\right)$ designs. For $t=4$ numerous infinite families of 4‐designs on $2^n+2$ points with block size $2k$ can be constructed for any $k\ge 4$. The construction assumes the existence of a 4‐ $\left(2^{n?1}+1,k,\lambda \right)$ design, called the indexing design, including the complete 4‐ $\left(2^{n?1}+1,k,\left(\genfrac{}{}{0ex}{}{2^{n?1}?3}{k?4}\right)\right)$ design. Moreover, we prove that if the indexing design is s‐resolvable, then so is the constructed design. As a result, many of the constructed designs are s‐resolvable for $s=2,3$. We include a short discussion on the simplicity or non‐simplicity of the designs from hyperovals.     

给定最大匹配数的树的零阶广义Randid(c)指标

图G的零阶广义Randi指标定义为0Rα（G）=v∈V（G）d（v）α,其中d（v）为图G的顶点v的度,α为任意实数.研究了树的零阶广义Rα指标的极值问题,利用分析和图的理论,确定了任意给定最大匹配数的树的最大和最小Rα的值,并刻画了达到该极值的树.     

New large sets of t‐designs

Abstact: We introduce generalizations of earlier direct methods for constructing large sets of t‐designs. These are based on assembling systematically orbits of t‐homogeneous permutation groups in their induced actions on k‐subsets. By means of these techniques and the known recursive methods we construct an extensive number of new large sets, including new infinite families. In particular, a new series of LS[3](2(2 + m), 8·3^m ? 2, 16·3^m ? 3) is obtained. This also provides the smallest known ν for a t‐(ν, k, λ) design when t ≥ 16. We present our results compactly for ν ≤ 61, in tables derived from Pascal's triangle modulo appropriate primes. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Combin Designs 9: 40–59, 2001     

New large sets of t‐designs with prescribed groups of automorphisms

In this article, we investigate the existence of large sets of 3‐designs of prime sizes with prescribed groups of automorphisms PSL(2,q) and PGL(2,q) for q < 60. We also construct some new interesting large sets by the use of the computer program DISCRETA. The results obtained through these direct methods along with known recursive constructions are combined to prove more extensive theorems on the existence of large sets. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 15: 210–220, 2007     

Restricted b‐factors in bipartite graphs and t‐designs

We present a new equivalence result between restricted b‐factors in bipartite graphs and combinatorial t‐designs. This result is useful in the construction of t‐designs by polyhedral methods. We propose a novel linear integer programming formulation, which we call GDP, for the problem of finding t‐designs that has a noteworthy advantage compared to the traditional set‐covering formulation. We analyze some polyhedral properties of GPD, implement a branch‐and‐cut algorithm using it and solve several instances of small designs to compare with another point‐block formulation found in the literature. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 14: 169–182, 2006     

Some results on the existence of large sets of t‐designs

A set of trivial necessary conditions for the existence of a large set of t‐designs, LS[N](t,k,ν), is for i = 0,…,t. There are two conjectures due to Hartman and Khosrovshahi which state that the trivial necessary conditions are sufficient in the cases N = 2 and 3, respectively. Ajoodani‐Namini has established the truth of Hartman's conjecture for t = 2. Apart from this celebrated result, we know the correctness of the conjectures for a few small values of k, when N = 2 and t ≤ 6, and also when N = 3 and t ≤ 4. In this article, we show that similar results can be obtained for infinitely many values of k. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 11: 144–151, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/jcd.10027     

A recursive construction of t‐wise uniform permutations

We present a recursive construction of a (2t + 1)‐wise uniform set of permutations on 2n objects using a combinatorial design, a t‐wise uniform set of permutations on n objects and a (2t + 1)‐wise uniform set of permutations on n objects. Using the complete design in this procedure gives a t‐wise uniform set of permutations on n objects whose size is at most t²ⁿ, the first non‐trivial construction of an infinite family of t‐wise uniform sets for . If a non‐trivial design with suitable parameters is found, it will imply a corresponding improvement in the construction. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 46, 531–540, 2015     

New lower bounds for t‐coverings

Fisher proved in 1940 that any 2‐ design with has at least v blocks. In 1975, Ray‐Chaudhuri and Wilson generalized this result by showing that every t‐ design with has at least blocks. By combining methods used by Bose and Wilson in proofs of these results, we obtain new lower bounds on the size of t‐ coverings. Our results generalize lower bounds on the size of 2‐ coverings recently obtained by the first author.     

A hole‐size bound for incomplete t‐wise balanced designs

An incomplete t‐wise balanced design of index λ is a triple (X,H,??) where X is a υ–element set, H is a subset of X called the hole, and B is a collection of subsets of X called blocks, such that, every t‐element subset of X is either in H or in exactly λ blocks, but not both. If H is a hole in an incomplete t‐wise balanced design of order υ and index λ, then |H| ≤ υ/2 if t is odd and |H| ≤ (υ ? 1)/2 if t is even. In particular, this result establishes the validity of Kramer's conjecture that the maximal size of a block in a Steiner t‐wise balanced design is at most υ/2 if t is odd and at most (υ?1)/2 when t is even. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Combin Designs 9: 269–284, 2001     

树依谱矩的排序

首先给出了图的四种变换,得到其对任意图的谱矩的影响规律,并且利用图的这四种变换给出了树依谱矩序列s4的字典序排在前三位和后三位的图及其特征。     

Bipolar fuzzy relation equations systems based on the product t‐norm

Bipolar fuzzy relation equations arise as a generalization of fuzzy relation equations considering unknown variables together with their logical connective negations. The occurrence of a variable and the occurrence of its negation simultaneously can give very useful information for certain frameworks where the human reasoning plays a key role. Hence, the resolution of bipolar fuzzy relation equations systems is a research topic of great interest. This paper focuses on the study of bipolar fuzzy relation equations systems based on the max‐product t‐norm composition. Specifically, the solvability and the algebraic structure of the set of solutions of these bipolar equations systems will be studied, including the case in which such systems are composed of equations whose independent term be equal to 0. As a consequence, this paper complements the contribution carried out by the authors on the solvability of bipolar max‐product fuzzy relation equations.     

树的Nordhaus-Gaddum类型谱半径的排序

给出了n阶树的Nordhaus-Gaddum类型谱半径即图及其补图的谱半径之和的可达上界:ρ(T) ρ(Tc)≤■ n-2,等号成立当且仅当T K1,n-1,其中Tc为T的补图,K1,n-1为n阶星图.同时证明了对于n阶双星图S(a,b)的Nordhaus-Gaddum类型谱半径随a的值单调上升,其中[n-1/2]≤a≤n-3.     

A randomized tensor singular value decomposition based on the t‐product

The tensor SVD (t‐SVD) for third‐order tensors, previously proposed in the literature, has been applied successfully in many fields, such as computed tomography, facial recognition, and video completion. In this paper, we propose a method that extends a well‐known randomized matrix method to the t‐SVD. This method can produce a factorization with similar properties to the t‐SVD, but it is more computationally efficient on very large data sets. We present details of the algorithms and theoretical results and provide numerical results that show the promise of our approach for compressing and analyzing image‐based data sets. We also present an improved analysis of the randomized and simultaneous iteration for matrices, which may be of independent interest to the scientific community. We also use these new results to address the convergence properties of the new and randomized tensor method as well.     

The tensor t‐function: A definition for functions of third‐order tensors

A definition for functions of multidimensional arrays is presented. The definition is valid for third‐order tensors in the tensor t‐product formalism, which regards third‐order tensors as block circulant matrices. The tensor function definition is shown to have similar properties as standard matrix function definitions in fundamental scenarios. To demonstrate the definition's potential in applications, the notion of network communicability is generalized to third‐order tensors and computed for a small‐scale example via block Krylov subspace methods for matrix functions. A complexity analysis for these methods in the context of tensors is also provided.     

Tree‐Properties for Ordered Sets

In this paper, we study the notion of arborescent ordered sets, a generalizationof the notion of tree‐property for cardinals. This notion was already studied previously in the case of directed sets. Our main result gives a geometric condition for an order to be ℵ₀‐arborescent.     

A Characterization of the degree sequences of 2‐trees

A graph G is a 2‐tree if G = K₃, or G has a vertex v of degree 2, whose neighbors are adjacent, and G/ v is a 2‐ tree. A characterization of the degree sequences of 2‐trees is given. This characterization yields a linear‐time algorithm for recognizing and realizing degree sequences of 2‐trees. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 58:191‐209, 2008     

Graph limits of random graphs from a subset of connected k‐trees

For any set Ω of non‐negative integers such that , we consider a random Ω‐k‐tree G_n,k that is uniformly selected from all connected k‐trees of (n + k) vertices such that the number of (k + 1)‐cliques that contain any fixed k‐clique belongs to Ω. We prove that G_n,k, scaled by where H_k is the kth harmonic number and σ_Ω > 0, converges to the continuum random tree . Furthermore, we prove local convergence of the random Ω‐k‐tree to an infinite but locally finite random Ω‐k‐tree G_∞,k.