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Abstract
It was shown by van Rees [Subsquares and transversals in latin squares, Ars Combin. 29B (1990) 193–204] that a latin square of order nn has at most n2(n−1)/18n2(n−1)/18 latin subsquares of order 33. He conjectured that this bound is only achieved if nn is a power of 33. We show that it can only be achieved if n≡3mod6n≡3mod6. We also state several conditions that are equivalent to achieving the van Rees bound. One of these is that the Cayley table of a loop achieves the van Rees bound if and only if every loop isotope has exponent 33. We call such loops van Rees loops and show that they form an equationally defined variety. We also show that: (1) In a van Rees loop, any subloop of index 3 is normal. (2) There are exactly six nonassociative van Rees loops of order 2727 with a nontrivial nucleus and at least 1 with all nuclei trivial. (3) Every commutative van Rees loop has the weak inverse property. (4) For each van Rees loop there is an associated family of Steiner quasigroups.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1159-1177 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | International Journal of Algebra and Computation |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- van Rees loop
- quasigroup
- latin square
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Towards the prime power conjecture
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
27/02/12 → 31/12/16
Project: Research