Classification of base sequences \(\text{BS}(n+1,n)\) (Q606431)

Summary: Base sequences \(\text{BS}(n+1,n)\) are quadruples of \({\pm 1}\)-sequences \((A;B;C;D)\), with A and B of length \(n+1\) and C and D of length n, such that the sum of their nonperiodic autocor-relation functions is a \(\delta \)-function. The base sequence conjecture, asserting that BS\((n+1,n)\) exist for all n, is stronger than the famous Hadamard matrix conjecture. We introduce a new definition of equivalence for base sequences BS\((n+1,n)\) and construct a canonical form. By using this canonical form, we have enumerated the equivalence classes of \(\text{BS}(n+1,n)\) for \(n\leq 30\). As the number of equivalence classes grows rapidly (but not monotonically) with n, the tables in the paper cover only the cases \(n\leq 13\). [There is an erratum: ibid. 2010, Article ID 842636 (2010; Zbl 1238.05040).]