Generalization of Scarpis' theorem on Hadamard matrices

Abstract: A

1, - 1

-matrix

H

of order

m

is a Hadamard matrix if

H H^{T} = m I_{m}

, where

T

is the transposition operator and

I_{m}

the identity matrix of order

m

. J. Hadamard published his paper on Hadamard matrices in 1893. Five years later, Scarpis showed how one can use a Hadamard matrix of order

n = 1 + p

,

p e q u i v 3 p m o d 4

a prime, to construct a bigger Hadamard matrix of order

p n

. In this note we show that Scarpis's construction can be extended to the more general case where

p

is replaced by a prime power

q

.

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