On Abelian difference sets with multiplier -1 (Q1121269): Difference between revisions

We give a new proof of a theorem on abelian (v,k,\(\lambda)\)-difference sets with multiplier -1 due to Ghinelli-Smit: If an odd prime p divides v, then p also divides k-\(\lambda\). We further prove that 3 divides v, k or \(\lambda\). We also show that abelian difference sets with multiplier 3 and \(3\nmid n\) must admit -1 as a multiplier and that \(2| n\) if 2 is a multiplier.