Complete Latin squares of order \(p^n\) exist for odd primes \(p\) and \(n>2\) (Q1613496)
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English | Complete Latin squares of order \(p^n\) exist for odd primes \(p\) and \(n>2\) |
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Complete Latin squares of order \(p^n\) exist for odd primes \(p\) and \(n>2\) (English)
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29 August 2002
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A Latin square \(L_{i,j}\) is row complete if the ordered pairs \(L_{i,j},L_{i,j+1}\) are distinct. A Latin square \(L_{i,j}\) is column complete if the ordered pairs \(L_{i+1,j},L_{i,j}\) are distinct. A Latin square is complete if it is both row and column complete. The author proves that complete Latin squares of order \(p^n\) exist, when \(p\) is an odd prime and \(n>2\), by producing a sequencing in a nonabelian group of order \(p^n\).
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latin square
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group sequencing
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row complete
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