Hadamard matrices of order \(\equiv{} 8\)(mod 16) with maximal excess (Q1182935)

The excess of a Hadamard matrix \(H\), denoted \(\sigma(H)\), is the sum of all its elements. \(\sigma(n)\) is used to denote the maximal excess of all Hadamard matrices of order \(n\). In this paper a new family of Hadamard matrices whose excess is maximal is given. It is shown that there is a Hadamard matrix of order \(4m(m-1)\) \((\equiv 0\pmod{16}\) and \(\equiv 8\pmod{16}\), respectively) whose excess meets the Kounias-Farmakis bound, i.e. \(\sigma(4m(m-1))=4(m-1)^ 2(2m+1)\).