Block designs and systems of pairs

2026/07/20 by Alexander Shramchenko, Vasilisa Shramchenko
Mathematics · #math.CO

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Abstract

We propose a new way to construct one block design from another, thus linking some block designs in a new way. At the same time, we find relationships between block designs and systems of pairs. Some of these relationships are established, another one is conjectured.

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