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Symmetric Designs as the Solution of an Extremal Problem in Combinatorial Set Theory

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Calderbank, AR
Published in: European Journal of Combinatorics
January 1, 1988

We apply duality in the Johnson scheme J(v, k) to give a very short proof of a theorem of Frankl and Füredi. We consider a family ℱ of k-subsets of a v-set such that ℱ is a 1-design and |x ∪ y| ⩾ λ > 0 for all x, y ∈ ℱ. We prove v ⩽ (k2 − k + λ)/λ with equality if and only if ℱ is a symmetric 2 − (v, k, λ) design. © 1988, Academic Press Limited. All rights reserved.

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European Journal of Combinatorics

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0195-6698

Publication Date

January 1, 1988

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

171 / 173

Related Subject Headings

  • Computation Theory & Mathematics
  • 0101 Pure Mathematics
 

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Calderbank, A. R. (1988). Symmetric Designs as the Solution of an Extremal Problem in Combinatorial Set Theory. European Journal of Combinatorics, 9(2), 171–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6698(88)80043-X
Calderbank, A. R. “Symmetric Designs as the Solution of an Extremal Problem in Combinatorial Set Theory.” European Journal of Combinatorics 9, no. 2 (January 1, 1988): 171–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6698(88)80043-X.
Calderbank AR. Symmetric Designs as the Solution of an Extremal Problem in Combinatorial Set Theory. European Journal of Combinatorics. 1988 Jan 1;9(2):171–3.
Calderbank, A. R. “Symmetric Designs as the Solution of an Extremal Problem in Combinatorial Set Theory.” European Journal of Combinatorics, vol. 9, no. 2, Jan. 1988, pp. 171–73. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0195-6698(88)80043-X.
Calderbank AR. Symmetric Designs as the Solution of an Extremal Problem in Combinatorial Set Theory. European Journal of Combinatorics. 1988 Jan 1;9(2):171–173.
Journal cover image

Published In

European Journal of Combinatorics

DOI

ISSN

0195-6698

Publication Date

January 1, 1988

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

171 / 173

Related Subject Headings

  • Computation Theory & Mathematics
  • 0101 Pure Mathematics