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On a property of symmetric designs of order n\(\equiv 2(mod\,4)\) (English)
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1989
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In this paper the author gives a new proof of the following theorem. If S is a symmetric (v,k,\(\lambda)\) design of order \(n\equiv 2\) (mod 4), then \(v\equiv \pm 1\) (mod 8). This theorem was first proved by U. Ott as a consequence of general results concerning unimodular lattices associated with such a design. This new proof uses only the Bruck-Ryser-Chowla theorem and the identity \(v\lambda =k^ 2-n\).
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symmetric designs
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block designs
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Bruck-Ryser-Chowla theorem
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