On the Existence of Perfect Mendelsohn Designs without Repeated Blocks

D.F. Hsu1, H. Shen2
1Department of Computer and Information Science Fordham University Bronx, New York U.S.A. 10458-5198
2Department of Applied Mathematics Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200030 China

Abstract

In this paper we study the existence of perfect Mendelsohn designs without repeated blocks and give several general constructions. We prove that for \(k = 3\) and any \(\lambda\), and \((k,\lambda) = (4,2),(4,3)\) and \((4,4)\), the necessary conditions are also sufficient for the existence of a simple \((v,k,\lambda)\)-PMD, with the exceptions \((k,\lambda) = (6,1)\) and \((6,3)\).