Mathematics of Computation · 2010 · 51 citations · 14 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsCombinatoricsEpigraphyNumber TheoryArithmetic GeometryCombinatorial EnumerationCombinatorial Number TheoryEnumerative CombinatoricsGroup TheoryEnumeration Of StructuresLatin Square EnumerationLatin Square IsomorphismLatin Square IsotopyLatin Square Quasigroups
Constructive and nonconstructive techniques are employed to enumerate Latin squares and related objects. It is established that there are (i) <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="2036029552582883134196099"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>2036029552582883134196099</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2036029552582883134196099</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> main classes of Latin squares of order <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="11"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">11</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="semicolon"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">;</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> (ii) <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="6108088657705958932053657"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>6108088657705958932053657</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">6108088657705958932053657</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> isomorphism classes of one-factorizations of <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="upper K Subscript 11 comma 11"> <mml:semantics> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">K_{11,11}</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="semicolon"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">;</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> (iii) <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="12216177315369229261482540"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>12216177315369229261482540</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">12216177315369229261482540</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> isotopy classes of Latin squares of order <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="11"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">11</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="semicolon"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">;</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> (iv) <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="1478157455158044452849321016"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>1478157455158044452849321016</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">1478157455158044452849321016</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> isomorphism classes of loops of order <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="11"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">11</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="semicolon"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mo>;</mml:mo> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">;</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> and (v) <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="19464657391668924966791023043937578299025"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>19464657391668924966791023043937578299025</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">19464657391668924966791023043937578299025</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> isomorphism classes of quasigroups of order <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="11"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">11</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> . The enumeration is constructive for the <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="1151666641"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>1151666641</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">1151666641</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> main classes with an autoparatopy group of order at least <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="3"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> <mml:annotation encoding="application/x-tex">3</mml:annotation> </mml:semantics> </mml:math> </inline-formula> .
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