Critical sets in back circulant latin squares (Q1924299)

Let \(L\) be a latin square of order \(n\) with entries from the set \(\{0,1,2,\dots,n-1\}\) such that the integer \(i+j\pmod n\) is in cell \((i,j)\); then \(L\) is called back circulant. A critical set for a latin square is a partial latin square which is contained in precisely one latin square of the same order, with the additional property that if one removes any entry from the partial latin square, then what is left is contained in at least two latin squares of the same order. The authors establish the existence of a new family of critical sets in back circulant latin squares.