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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2128112
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2128112 |
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14 January 2005
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defining set
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affine geometry
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critical set
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Latin square
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Steiner triple system
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Latin trade
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uniquely completable
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A subset of the lines of an affine geometry AG\((d,3)\) is a defining set if it is contained in no other geometry with the same parameters. It is minimal if no defining set is a proper subset of it. The authors develop a method for constructing minimal defining sets for AG\((d,3)\) and in so doing generalise earlier results due to \textit{R. A. H. Gower} [J. Comb. Des. 5, 155--175 (1997; Zbl 0916.51005)]. The authors exploit the well-known relationship between lines in AG\((d,3)\), blocks in a Steiner triple system and the associated Steiner Latin square. Their discussion switches freely between these related objects, each of which has a natural concept of `defining set'. In Latin squares, minimal defining sets are usually called critical sets. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1050.05003].
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