\(2\)-perfect \(m\)-cycle systems can be equationally defined for \(m=3\), \(5\), and \(7\) only (Q1906520)
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| English | \(2\)-perfect \(m\)-cycle systems can be equationally defined for \(m=3\), \(5\), and \(7\) only |
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\(2\)-perfect \(m\)-cycle systems can be equationally defined for \(m=3\), \(5\), and \(7\) only (English)
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25 February 1996
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A natural quasigroup associated with a 2-perfect \(m\)-cycle system is examined, and it is shown that except when the cycle length \(m\) is 3, 5, or 7, the 2-perfect \(m\)-cycle systems cannot be equationally defined. The proof proceeds by producing a quasigroup associated with a 2-perfect \(m\)-cycle system, for which a particular homomorphic image does not arise from a 2-perfect \(m\)-cycle system.
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cycle system
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cycle decomposition
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quasigroup
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2-perfect \(m\)-cycle systems
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