Design theory and some forbidden configurations

DOI10.1002/JCD.21709arXiv1909.11602OpenAlexW3010175047MaRDI QIDQ6187433FDOQ6187433

Authors: R. P. Anstee, Farzin Barekat 

Publication date: 31 January 2024

Published in: Journal of Combinatorial Designs (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we relate t-designs to a forbidden configuration problem in extremal set theory. Let 1_t 0_l denote a column of t 1's on top of l 0's. We assume t>l. Let q. (1_t 0_l) denote the (t+l)xq matrix consisting of t rows of q 1's and l rows of q 0's. We consider extremal problems for matrices avoiding certain submatrices. Let A be a (0,1)-matrix forbidding any (t+l)x(lambda+2) submatrix (lambda+2). (1_t 0_l) . Assume A is m-rowed and only columns of sum t+1,t+2,... ,m-l are allowed to be repeated. Assume that A has the maximum number of columns subject to the given restrictions. Assume m is sufficiently large. Then A has each column of sum 0,1,... ,t and m-l+1,m-l+2,..., m exactly once and, given the appropriate divisibility condition, the columns of sum t+1 correspond to a t-design with block size t+1 and parameter lambda and there are no other columns. The proof derives a basic upper bound on the number of columns of A by a pigeonhole argument and then a careful argument, for large m, reduces the bound by a substantial amount down to the value given by design based constructions. We extend in a few directions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.11602

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zbMATH Keywords

\(t\)-designsextremal set theoryforbidden configurations\((0,1)\)-matricesdesign theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other designs, configurations (05B30) Extremal set theory (05D05) Designs and configurations (05B99)

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