Date of Award
4-30-1993
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Dr. James A. Davis
Abstract
In this paper, the topics of symmetric designs and difference sets are discussed both separately and in relation to each other. Then an approach to MacFarland Difference Sets using the theory behind homomorphisms from groups into the complex numbers is introduced. This method is contrasted with the method of finding this type of difference set used by E.S. Launder in his book Symmetric Designs: An Algebraic Approach.
Recommended Citation
Polhill, John Bowen Jr., "Symmetric designs, difference sets, and a new way to look at MacFarland difference sets" (1993). Honors Theses. 578.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/578