Methods for construction steiner triple and quadruple systems

number: 
429
English
Degree: 
Imprint: 
Mathematics and Computer Applications
Author: 
Saad Qasdim Abbas Al-Bayati
Supervisor: 
Dr. Adil M. Ahmed
Dr. Akram M. . Al-Abood
year: 
2000
Abstract:

The aim of the thesis is to define Steiner system S(t k, v) in simple way and explain the existence condition for STS when k=3, t=2and SQS when k=4, t=3, with some relevant theorems and methods to construct Steiner triple system for every v and Steiner quadruple system for specific value of v. A computer program was developed written in MathCAD 7, running in Pentium II, to the methods and theorems for making the construction easier and faster, In chapter two we produce a new method to find a more than one Steiner triple systems of order 6n+3, n=l,2,3... under non-isomorphic, by using the searching method principle. The second new method we produced is based on extension the triple system to obtain a quadruple system, by adding the appropriate elements to the blocks of the triple system. We end our thesis by listing the programs and the results about the used programs.