Constructions for Steiner quadruple systems with a spanning block design

Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 261, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 347-360

  Ji, L ^a   Zhu, L ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Spanning block design; Steiner quadruple system; t wise balanced design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867952016     PISSN: 0012365X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-365X(02)00480-6     Document Type: Article

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