On the Existence of a Double Extension of PG\((3, 2)\)

Alphonse Baartmans1, Joseph Yucas2
1 Department of Mathematics Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI U.S.A. 49931-1295
2Department of Mathematics Southern Iiinois University—-Carbondale U.S.A. 62901-4408

Abstract

In this paper we give a necessary condition for the Steiner system \(S(3,4,16)\) obtained from a one-point extension of the points and lines of \( {PG}(3,2)\) to be further extendable to a Steiner system \(S(4,5,17)\).