有向三元系超大集

对有向三无系超大集(OLDTS)的存在性进行了讨论．OLDTS(v)存在的必要条件是：v＝0.1(mod3)．文中以拉丁方为辅助设计，采用递归构造的方法得到以下结果：当v＝1，3(mod6)，v＝4(mod 24)，v＝24(mod 120)及v＝7^l11^m13^nΠs,l(4^2 1)^l -1(诸指数均为非负整数)时，存在OLDTS(v)．     

THE EXISTENCE OF OVERLARGE SETS OF IDEMPOTENT QUASIGROUPS

A idempotent quasigroup (Q, o) of order n is equivalent to an n(n-1)×3 partial orthogonal array in which all of rows consist of 3 distinct elements. Let X be a (n+1)-set. Denote by T(n+1) the set of (n+1)n(n-1) ordered triples of X with the property that the 3 coordinates of each ordered triple are distinct. An overlarge set of idempotent quasigroups of order n is a partition of T(n+1) into n+1 n(n-1)×3 partial orthogonal arrays A_x, x∈X based on X\{x}. This article gives an almost complete solution of overlarge sets of idempotent quasigroups.     

The spectrum for overlarge sets of hybrid triple systems

A hybrid triple system of order v and index λ,denoted by HTS(v,λ),is a pair(X,B) where X is a v-set and B is a collection of cyclic triples and transitive triples on X,such that every ordered pair of X belongs to λ triples of B. An overlarge set of disjoint HTS(v,λ),denoted by OLHTS(v,λ),is a collection {(Y {y},Ai)}i,such that Y is a(v+1)-set,each(Y {y},Ai) is an HTS(v,λ) and all Ais form a partition of all cyclic triples and transitive triples on Y.In this paper,we shall discuss the existence problem of OLHTS(v,λ) and give the following conclusion: there exists an OLHTS(v,λ) if and only if λ=1,2,4,v ≡ 0,1(mod 3) and v≥4.     

Large Sets and Overlarge Sets of Triangle-Decomposition

There are six types of triangles:undirected triangle,cyclic triangle,transitive triangle,mixed-1triangle,mixed-2 triangle and mixed-3 triangle.The triangle-decompositions for the six types of triangles havealready been solved.For the first three types of triangles,their large sets have already been solved,and theiroverlarge sets have been investigated.In this paper,we establish the spectrum of LT_i(v,λ),OLT_i(v)(i=1,2),and give the existence of LT_3(v,λ)and OLT_3(v,λ)with λ even.     

The spectrum for overlarge sets of directed triple systems

A directed triple system of order v,denoted by DTS(v,λ),is a pair(X,B)where X is a v- set and B is a collection of transitive triples on X such that every ordered pair of X belongs toλtriples of B.An overlarge set of disjoint DTS(v,λ),denoted by OLDTS(v,λ),is a collection{(Y\{y},A_i)}_i, such that Y is a(v 1)-set,each(Y\{y},A_i)is a DTS(v,λ)and all A_i's form a partition of all transitive triples of Y.In this paper,we shall discuss the existence problem of OLDTS(v,λ)and give the following conclusion:there exists an OLDTS(v,λ)if and only if eitherλ=1 and v≡0,1(mod 3),orλ=3 and v≠2.     

Further results on overlarge sets of Kirkman triple systems

In this paper, we introduce a new concept -- overlarge sets of generalized Kirkman systems （OLGKS）, research the relation between it and OLKTS, and obtain some new results for OLKTS. The main conclusion is： If there exist both an OLKF（6^k） and a 3-OLGKS（6^k-1,4） for all k ∈{6,7,...,40}／{8,17,21,22,25,26}, then there exists an OLKTS（v） for any v ≡ 3 （mod 6）, v ≠ 21. As well, we obtain the following result： There exists an OLKTS（6u ＋ 3） for u = 2^2n-1 - 1, 7^n, 31^n, 127^n, 4^r25^s, where n ≥ 1,r＋s≥ 1.     

可分解的Hybrid三元系大集和超大集的构造

An LRHTS(v)(or LARHTS(v)) is a collection of {(X, B i) : 1 ≤ i ≤ 4(v-2)},where X is a v-set, each(X, B i) is a resolvable(or almost resolvable) HTS(v), and all B i s form a partition of all cycle triples and transitive triples on X. An OLRHTS(v)(or OLARHTS(v))is a collection {(Y \{y}, A j y) : y ∈ Y, j = 0, 1, 2, 3}, where Y is a(v + 1)-set, each(Y \{y}, A j y)is a resolvable(or almost resolvable) HTS(v), and all A j y s form a partition of all cycle and transitive triples on Y. In this paper, we establish some directed and recursive constructions for LRHTS(v), LARHTS(v), OLRHTS(v), OLARHTS(v) and give some new results.     

P3BD‐closed sets

A concept called P3BD‐closed set is introduced to describe a set of positive integers which is both PBD‐closed and 3BD‐closed. The theory of P3BD‐closure is developed and a few examples of P3BD‐closed sets are exhibited. In the process, the existence spectrum of OLIQ ^?s (overlarge sets of idempotent quasigroups with their own idempotent orthogonal mates) is almost determined. A pair of orthogonal OLIQ ^?s is shown to asymptotically exist. The existence of OLIQ s (overlarge sets of idempotent quasigroups with their own orthogonal mates not necessarily specifying idempotency) is also established with only 10 possible exceptions remained. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 19:407‐421, 2011