The existence of orthogonal diagonal Latin squares with subsquares (Q1910538)

A diagonal Latin square is one in which both the main and back diagonals are transversals (both contain each symbol exactly once). Let \(\text{ODLS} (v,n)\) denote a pair of orthogonal diagonal Latin squares of order \(v\) with missing subsquares of order \(n\) that occupy the central positions. In this paper, the author continues his study of such structures for additional values of \(n\) and thereby establishes that for any positive integer \(n\), an \(\text{ODLS} (v,n)\) exists if and only if \(v \geq 3n + 2\) and \(v - n\) is even.