摘要
Let v be a positive integer and let K be a set of positive integers. A （v, K, 1）-Mendelsohn design, which we denote briefly by （v, K, 1）-MD, is a pair （X, B） where X is a v-set （of points） and B is a collection of cyclically ordered subsets of X （called blocks） with sizes in the set K such that every ordered pair of points of X are consecutive in exactly one block of B. If for all t =1, 2,..., r, every ordered pair of points of X are t-apart in exactly one block of B, then the （v, K, 1）-MD is called an r-fold perfect design and denoted briefly by an r-fold perfect （v, K, 1）-MD. If K = {k） and r = k - 1, then an r-fold perfect （v, （k）, 1）-MD is essentially the more familiar （v, k, 1）-perfect Mendelsohn design, which is briefly denoted by （v, k, 1）-PMD. In this paper, we investigate the existence of 4-fold perfect （v, （5, 8}, 1）-Mendelsohn designs.
Let v be a positive integer and let K be a set of positive integers. A （v, K, 1）-Mendelsohn design, which we denote briefly by （v, K, 1）-MD, is a pair （X, B） where X is a v-set （of points） and B is a collection of cyclically ordered subsets of X （called blocks） with sizes in the set K such that every ordered pair of points of X are consecutive in exactly one block of B. If for all t =1, 2,..., r, every ordered pair of points of X are t-apart in exactly one block of B, then the （v, K, 1）-MD is called an r-fold perfect design and denoted briefly by an r-fold perfect （v, K, 1）-MD. If K = {k） and r = k - 1, then an r-fold perfect （v, （k）, 1）-MD is essentially the more familiar （v, k, 1）-perfect Mendelsohn design, which is briefly denoted by （v, k, 1）-PMD. In this paper, we investigate the existence of 4-fold perfect （v, （5, 8}, 1）-Mendelsohn designs.
基金
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.60873267)
Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. Y607026)
sponsored by K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
the third author is supported by NSERC Grant OGP 0005320
