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The spectrum of skew Room squares

Part of: Designs and configurations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

D. R. Stinson
D. R. Stinson
Affiliation:
Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

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We give a short proof that skew Room squares exist for all odd sides s exceeding 5.

MSC classification

Secondary: 05B30: Other designs, configurations
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 475 - 480
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1981

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