Pure tetrahedral quadruple systems with index two

An oriented tetrahedron defined on four vertices is a set of four cyclic triples with the property that any ordered pair of vertices is contained in exactly one of the cyclic triples. A tetrahedral quadruple system of order $n$ with index $\lambda$, denoted by ${\text{TQS}}_{\lambda }\left(n\right)$, is a pair $\left(X,\mathrm{?}\right)$, where $X$ is an $n$‐set and $\mathrm{?}$ is a set of oriented tetrahedra (blocks) such that every cyclic triple on $X$ is contained in exactly $\lambda$ members of $\mathrm{?}$. A ${\text{TQS}}_{\lambda }\left(n\right)$ is pure if there do not exist two blocks with the same vertex set. When $\lambda =1$, the spectrum of a pure TQS $\left(n\right)$ has been completely determined by Ji. In this paper, we show that there exists a pure ${\text{TQS}}_2\left(n\right)$ if and only if $n\equiv 1,2\left(\mathrm{mod}3\right)$ and $n\ge 7$. A corollary is that a simple ${\text{QS}}_4\left(n\right)$ also exists if and only if $n\equiv 1,2\left(\mathrm{mod}3\right)$ and $n\ge 7$.     

Some New Infinite Classes of Candelabra Quadruple Systems

Candelabra quadruple systems (CQS) were first introduced by Hanani who used them to determine the existence of Steiner quadruple systems. In this paper, a new method has been developed by constructing partial candelabra quadruple systems with odd group size, which is a generalization of the even cases, to complete a design. New results of candelabra quadruple systems have been obtained, i.e. we show that for any , there exists a CQS for all , and .     

Constructions for cyclic 3‐designs and improved results on cyclic Steiner quadruple systems

This paper gives some recursive constructions for cyclic 3‐designs. Using these constructions we improve Grannell and Griggs's construction for cyclic Steiner quadruple systems, and many known recursive constructions for cyclic Steiner quadruple systems are unified. Finally, some new infinite families of cyclic Steiner quadruple systems are obtained. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 19:178‐201, 2011     

Purely tetrahedral quadruple systems

An oriented tetrahedron is a set of four vertices and four cyclic triples with the property that any ordered pair of vertices is contained in exactly one of the cyclic triples. A tetrahedral quadruple system of order n (briefly TQS(n)) is a pair (X,B), where X is an nelement set and B is a set of oriented tetrahedra such that every cyclic triple on X is contained in a unique member of B. A TQS(n) (X,B) is pure if there do not exist two oriented tetrahedra with the same vertex set. In this paper, we show that there is a pure TQS(n) if and only if n = 2,4 (mod 6), n > 4, or n = 1,5 (mod 12). One corollary is that there is a simple two-fold quadruple system of order n if and only if n = 2,4 (mod 6) and n > 4, or n = 1,5 (mod 12). Another corollary is that there is an overlarge set of pure Mendelsohn triple systems of order n for n=1,3 (mod 6), n > 3, or n =0,4 (mod 12).     

Existence of 3‐chromatic Steiner quadruple systems

A Steiner quadruple system of order v (briefly SQS (v)) is a pair (X, ), where X is a v‐element set and is a set of 4‐element subsets of X (called blocks or quadruples), such that each 3‐element subset of X is contained in a unique block of . The chromatic number of an SQS(v)(X, ) is the smallest m for which there is a map such that for all , where . The system (X, ) is equitably m‐chromatic if there is a proper coloring with minimal m for which the numbers differ from each other by at most 1. Linek and Mendelsohn showed that an equitably 3‐chromatic SQS(v) exists for v ≡ 4, 8, 10 (mod 12), v ≥ 16. In this article we show that an equitably 3‐chromatic SQS(v) exists for v ≡ 2 (mod 12) with v > 2. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 15: 469–477, 2007     

Spectrum of resolvable directed quadruple systems

A t-(v, k, 1) directed design (or simply a t-(v, k, 1)DD) is a pair (S, ℐ), where S is a v-set and ℐ is a collection of k-tuples (called blocks) of S, such that every t-tuple of S belongs to a unique block. The t-(v, k, 1)DD is called resolvable if ℐ can be partitioned into some parallel classes, so that each parallel class is a partition of S. It is proved that a resolvable 3-(v, 4, 1)DD exists if and only if v = 0 (mod 4).     

Transverse quadruple systems with five holes

Transverse Steiner quadruple systems with five holes are either of type g⁵ or g⁴u¹. We concentrate on the systems of type g⁴u¹ and settle existence except when g ≡ u ≡ 2 (mod 4) and all except 40 parameter situations when g ≡ u + 2 ≡ 0 (mod 4). The question of existence for transverse quadruple systems of type g⁴u¹ with index λ > 1 is completely solved for all λ ≥ 13 and λ ∈ {4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12}. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 15: 315–340, 2007     

Overlarge sets of disjoint Steiner quadruple systems

In this article, we construct overlarge sets of disjoint S(3, 4, 3ⁿ − 1) and overlarge sets of disjoint S(3, 4, 3ⁿ + 1) for all n ≥ 2. Up to now, the only known infinite sequence of overlarge sets of disjoint S(3, 4, v) were the overlarge sets of disjoint S(3, 4, 2ⁿ) obtained from the oval conics of desarguesian projective planes of order 2ⁿ. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Combin Design 7: 311–315, 1999     

On Jordan quadruple systems with quadripotents

The purpose of this article is to show the link between Jordan quadruple systems with quadripotents and Jordan algebras. We also extend the notions of the orthogonality, primitivity, and minimality of tripotents in a Jordan triple system to that of quadripotents in a Jordan quadruple system. We refine the Peirce decomposition of a Jordan quadruple system with respect to a quadripotent to be with respect to a system of orthogonal quadripotents and get the multiplication rules of the Peirce spaces. We show that the notions of primitive and minimal quadripotents coincide in a Jordan quadruple system.     

A lower bound on the number of Semi‐Boolean quadruple systems

A Steiner quadruple system of order 2ⁿ is Semi‐Boolean (SBQS(2ⁿ) in short) if all its derived triple systems are isomorphic to the point‐line design associated with the projective geometry PG(n?1, 2). We prove by means of explicit constructions that for any n, up to isomorphism, there exist at least 2^{? 3(n?4)/2?} regular and resolvable SBQS(2ⁿ). © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 11: 229–239, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/jcd.10050     

An improved recursive construction for disjoint Steiner quadruple systems

Let $D\left(n\right)$ be the number of pairwise disjoint Steiner quadruple systems (SQS) of order $n$. A simple counting argument shows that $D\left(n\right)\le n?3$ and a set of $n?3$ such systems is called a large set. No nontrivial large set was constructed yet, although it is known that they exist if  $n\equiv 2$ or $4\left(\mathrm{mod}6\right)$ is large enough. When $n\ge 7$ and $n\equiv 1$ or $5\left(\mathrm{mod}6\right)$, we present a recursive construction and prove a recursive formula on $D\left(4n\right)$, as follows: $$D\left(4n\right)\ge 2n+\min \left\{D\left(2n\right),2n?7\right\}.$$ The related construction has a few advantages over some of the previously known constructions for pairwise disjoint SQSs.     

Constructions for rotational Steiner quadruple systems

A direct construction for rotational Steiner quadruple systems of order p+ 1 having a nontrivial multiplier automorphism is presented, where p≡13 (mod24) is a prime. We also give two improved product constructions. By these constructions, the known existence results of rotational Steiner quadruple systems are extended. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 17: 353–368, 2009     

The Peirce decomposition for Jordan quadruple systems

We study the Peirce decomposition for a Jordan quadruple system with respect to a quadripotent and get the multiplication rules for the Peirce spaces.     

An improved product construction of rotational Steiner quadruple systems

An improved product construction is presented for rotational Steiner quadruple systems. Direct constructions are also provided for small orders. It is known that the existence of a rotational Steiner quadruple system of order υ+1 implies the existence of an optimal optical orthogonal code of length υ with weight four and index two. New infinite families of orders are also obtained for both rotational Steiner quadruple systems and optimal optical orthogonal codes. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 10: 433–443, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/jcd.10025     

Compatibility criterion for quadripotents in Jordan quadruple systems

We extend the notion of compatibility of tripotents in a Jordan triple system to that of quadripotents in a Jordan quadruple system and get a criterion for compatibility of quadripotents in a Jordan quadruple system.     

Resolvable modified group divisible designs with block size three

A resolvable modified group divisible design (RMGDD) is an MGDD whose blocks can be partitioned into parallel classes. In this article, we investigate the existence of RMGDDs with block size three and show that the necessary conditions are also sufficient with two exceptions. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 15: 2–14, 2007