Groups \(PSL(n, q)\) and \(3-(v , k, 1)\) designs

Jianxiong Tang1,2, Weijun Liu1, Jinhua Wang3
1School of Mathematics and Statistics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410075, P. R. China
2Department of Education Science, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410002, P. R. China
3School of Science, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226007, P. R. China

Abstract

Let \(T = PSL(n, q)\) be a projective linear simple group, where \(n \geq 2\),\(q\) a prime power and \((n,q) \neq (2,2)\) and \((2,3)\). We classify all \(3— (v, k, 1)\) designs admitting an automorphism group \(G\) with \(T \unlhd G \leq Aut(T)\) and \(v=\frac{q^n-1}{q-1}.\)