2019/03/18 by Duc, Tai Do, Schmidt, Bernhard
#Combinatorics (math.CO) #FOS: Mathematics
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1903.07310
Let K be a finite abelian group and let exp(K) denote the least common multiple of the orders of the elements of K. A BH(K,h) matrix is a K-invariant |K|× |K| matrix H whose entries are complex hth roots of unity such that HH^*=|K|I, where H^* denotes the complex conjugate transpose of H, and I is the identity matrix of order |K|. Let νp(x) denote the p-adic valuation of the integer x. Using bilinear forms on K, we show that a BH(K,h) exists whenever (i) νp(h) ≥ \lceil νp(exp(K))/2 \rceil for every prime divisor p of |K| and (ii) ν2(h) ≥ 2 if ν2(|K|) is odd and K has a direct factor ℤ2. Employing the field descent method, we prove that these conditions are necessary for the existence of a BH(K,h) matrix in the case where K is cyclic of prime power order.