On Abelian difference sets with multiplier -1 (Q1121269)
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On Abelian difference sets with multiplier -1 (English)
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1989
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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.
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multiplier
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Abelian difference sets
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