Recent results on p-ranks and Smith normal forms of some 2-(v,k,λ) designs

2004/07/25 by Qing Xiang, Xiang, Qing
Mathematics · #05B10 #05E20 #Combinatorics (math.CO) #FOS: Mathematics #math.CO #msc:05B10 #msc:05E20

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0407425

15 pages

arxiv created 2004/07/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We survey recent results on p-ranks and Smith normal forms of some 2-(v,k,λ) designs. In particular, we give a description of the recent work in \citecsx on the Smith normal forms of the 2-designs arising from projective and affine spaces over \Ff_q.

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