The classification of Steiner triple systems on 27 points with 3-rank 24

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Article

Publication Date

4-2019

Abstract

We show that there are exactly 2624 isomorphism classes of Steiner triple systems on 27 points having 3-rank 24, all of which are actually resolvable. More generally, all Steiner triple systems on 3n points having 3-rank at most 3n−n are resolvable. Combining this observation with the lower bound on the number of such STS(3n) recently established by two of the present authors, we obtain a strong lower bound on the number of Kirkman triple systems on 3n points. For instance, there are more than 1099 isomorphism classes of KTS(81).

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-018-0502-5

Publication Title

Designs, Codes and Cryptography

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