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Difference sets in noncyclic Abelian groups

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We investigate the existence of (v, k, λ)-difference sets in noncyclic Abelian groups for k≤100.

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Translated from Kibernetika, No. 2, pp. 20–23, March–April, 1989.

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Kopilovich, L.E. Difference sets in noncyclic Abelian groups. Cybern Syst Anal 25, 153–157 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01070123

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