Reversible \((m,n,k,\lambda_ 1,\lambda_ 2)\)-abelian divisible difference sets with \(k-\lambda_ 1\) nonsquare (Q1896355)

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    Reversible \((m,n,k,\lambda_ 1,\lambda_ 2)\)-abelian divisible difference sets with \(k-\lambda_ 1\) nonsquare
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 790760

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      Reversible \((m,n,k,\lambda_ 1,\lambda_ 2)\)-abelian divisible difference sets with \(k-\lambda_ 1\) nonsquare (English)
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      18 March 1996
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      Let \(G\) be an abelian group of order \(mn\) with a subgroup \(N\) of order \(n\). A \(k\)-subset \(D\) of \(G\) such that \(D= D^{(- 1)}\) is a reversible \((m, n, k, \lambda_1, \lambda_2)\)-DDS in \(G\) relative to \(N\) iff \(D^2= k- \lambda_1+ \lambda_1 N+ \lambda_2(G\smallsetminus N)\). Suppose \(k- \lambda_1\) is nonsquare, \(D\) is nondegenerate, and \(p\) is an odd prime. If \(p|k- \lambda_1\) or \(p|k^2- \lambda_2mn\) then \(p|m\); if \(p|m\) then \(p|k^2- \lambda_2 mn\). Moreover, if \(D\) is proper then \((m, n, k, \lambda_1, \lambda_2)\) can writen as \((4m_1, 2^a, 2^a k_1, 2^a\mu_1, 2^{a- 1} \mu_2)\).
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      divisible difference sets
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      reversible difference sets
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