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Existence criteria for supplementary difference sets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

Emma Lehmer
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Abstract

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Conditions are found for the existence of supplementary difference sets consisting of cosets of e-th power residues modulo a prime p. For e = 4, 6 and 8 all known pairs of sets are listed in the summary.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1976

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