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On orthogonal generalized equitable rectangles

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In this note, we give a complete solution of the existence of orthogonal generalized equitable rectangles, which was raised as an open problem in by Stinson (Des Codes Cryptogr 45:347–357, 2007).

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Correspondence to D. R. Stinson.

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Communicated by L. Teirlinck.

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Cao, H., Dinitz, J., Kreher, D. et al. On orthogonal generalized equitable rectangles. Des. Codes Cryptogr. 51, 225–230 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-008-9252-0

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Keywords

  • Orthogonal latin squares
  • Orthogonal equitable rectangles

Mathematics Subject Classification (2000)

  • 05B15