Squaring the magic squares of order 4

zbMATH Open1258.05013arXiv1302.1163MaRDI QIDQ4906232FDOQ4906232

Umberto Cerruti, Nadir Murru, Stefano Barbero

Publication date: 11 February 2013

Abstract: In this paper, we present the problem of counting magic squares and we focus on the case of multiplicative magic squares of order 4. We give the exact number of normal multiplicative magic squares of order 4 with an original and complete proof, pointing out the role of the action of the symmetric group. Moreover, we provide a new representation for magic squares of order 4. Such representation allows the construction of magic squares in a very simple way, using essentially only five particular 4X4 matrices.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.1163

zbMATH Keywords

symmetric groupmultiplicative magic squaresnormal magic squaresadditive magic squares

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Permutations, words, matrices (05A05) Orthogonal arrays, Latin squares, Room squares (05B15)

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