Embeddings of Steiner Quadruple Systems

Chester W.J. Liu1, Peter R.Wild2
1 Department of Mathematics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
2Department of Mathematics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 VEX, UK

Abstract

We generalize a construction by Treash of a Steiner triple system on \(2v+1\) points that embeds a Steiner triple system on \(v\) points. We show that any Steiner quadruple system on \(v+1\) points may be embedded in a Steiner quadruple system on \(2v+2\) points.