Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4583044 Finite Fields and Their Applications 2012 15 Pages PDF
Abstract

It is well known that for a prime power s and a positive integer m, the set of d-flats in AG(m,s) forms a 2-design. In this article, it is shown that the 2-design formed by the 2-flats in AG(m,3) for even m can be decomposed into more subdesigns than a previously known decomposition. Exact calculation of the number of the resulting subdesigns is also demonstrated by examining the distribution of points in cyclotomic cosets.

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory