Combinatorial Topology and the Trade Off Method in Bib Designs

DOI10.1016/S0167-5060(08)70703-9zbMath0455.05016OpenAlexW1548191548MaRDI QIDQ3903013

A. S. Hedayat, Shuo-Yen Robert Li

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Combinatorial Mathematics, Optimal Designs and Their Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-5060(08)70703-9

zbMATH Keywords

balanced incomplete block designBIBDconnected compact surfacetrade off method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of block designs (05B05) Compactness (54D30) Connections of general topology with other structures, applications (54H99)

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