Some difference matrix constructions and an almost completion for the existence of triplewhist tournaments TWh(v)

European Journal of Combinatorics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1094-1104

  Abel, R Julian R ^a   Ge, Gennian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Differnce matrix; Triplewhirst tournament; TWh frame; Z cyclic

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644444309     PISSN: 01956698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejc.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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