Algorithm for the set of similarity criteria formation for a physical process in the class of homogeneous functions

The efficiency of application of linear programming methods to problems of the theory of similarity and dimensions is shown. A general algorithm for formation of the set of similarity criteria for a physical process in the class of homogeneous functions is proposed. The set of systems of linear algebraic equations is created using the combinatorial method and chain diagrams. Basic and free variables and their corresponding variants of dimensionless sets of independent arguments, which are taken as the main similarity criteria, are distinguished. The set of derived similarity criteria is found using the basic criteria and the Cayley table.

Completing Partial Transversals of Cayley Tables of Abelian Groups

In 2003 Grüttmüller proved that if $n\geqslant 3$ is odd, then a partial transversal of the Cayley table of $\mathbb{Z}_n$ with length $2$ is completable to a transversal. Additionally, he conjectured that a partial transversal of the Cayley table of $\mathbb{Z}_n$ with length $k$ is completable to a transversal if and only if $n$ is odd and either $n \in \{k, k + 1\}$ or $n \geqslant 3k - 1$. Cavenagh, Hämäläinen, and Nelson (in 2009) showed the conjecture is true when $k = 3$ and $n$ is prime. In this paper, we prove Grüttmüller’s conjecture for $k = 2$ and $k = 3$ by establishing a more general result for Cayley tables of Abelian groups of odd order.

Transversals, Near Transversals, and Diagonals in Iterated Groups and Quasigroups

Given a binary quasigroup $G$ of order $n$, a $d$-iterated quasigroup $G[d]$ is the $(d+1)$-ary quasigroup equal to the $d$-times composition of $G$ with itself. The Cayley table of every $d$-ary quasigroup is a $d$-dimensional latin hypercube. Transversals and diagonals in multiary quasigroups are defined so as to coincide with those in the corresponding latin hypercube. We prove that if a group $G$ of order $n$ satisfies the Hall–Paige condition, then the number of transversals in $G[d]$ is equal to $ \frac{n!}{ |G'| n^{n-1}} \cdot n!^{d} (1 + o(1))$ for large $d$, where $G'$ is the commutator subgroup of $G$. For a general quasigroup $G$, we obtain similar estimations on the numbers of transversals and near transversals in $G[d]$ and develop a method for counting diagonals of other types in iterated quasigroups.

Infinite Latin Squares: Neighbor Balance and Orthogonality

Regarding neighbor balance, we consider natural generalizations of $D$-complete Latin squares and Vatican squares from the finite to the infinite. We show that if $G$ is an infinite abelian group with $|G|$-many square elements, then it is possible to permute the rows and columns of the Cayley table to create an infinite Vatican square. We also construct a Vatican square of any given infinite order that is not obtainable by permuting the rows and columns of a Cayley table. Regarding orthogonality, we show that every infinite group $G$ has a set of $|G|$ mutually orthogonal orthomorphisms and hence there is a set of $|G|$ mutually orthogonal Latin squares based on $G$. We show that an infinite group $G$ with $|G|$-many square elements has a strong complete mapping; and, with some possible exceptions, infinite abelian groups have a strong complete mapping.

The Chromatic Number of Finite Group Cayley Tables

The chromatic number of a latin square $L$, denoted $\chi(L)$, is the minimum number of partial transversals needed to cover all of its cells. It has been conjectured that every latin square satisfies $\chi(L) \leq |L|+2$. If true, this would resolve a longstanding conjecture—commonly attributed to Brualdi—that every latin square has a partial transversal of size $|L|-1$. Restricting our attention to Cayley tables of finite groups, we prove two results. First, we resolve the chromatic number question for Cayley tables of finite Abelian groups: the Cayley table of an Abelian group $G$ has chromatic number $|G|$ or $|G|+2$, with the latter case occurring if and only if $G$ has nontrivial cyclic Sylow 2-subgroups. Second, we give an upper bound for the chromatic number of Cayley tables of arbitrary finite groups. For $|G|\geq 3$, this improves the best-known general upper bound from $2|G|$ to $\frac{3}{2}|G|$, while yielding an even stronger result in infinitely many cases.

Subgroups of minimal index in polynomial time

By applying an old result of Y. Berkovich, we provide a polynomial-time algorithm for computing the minimal possible index of a proper subgroup of a finite permutation group [Formula: see text]. Moreover, we find that subgroup explicitly and within the same time if [Formula: see text] is given by a Cayley table. As a corollary, we get an algorithm for testing whether or not a finite permutation group acts on a tree non-trivially.

Transversals, Plexes, and Multiplexes in Iterated Quasigroups

A $d$-ary quasigroup of order $n$ is a $d$-ary operation over a set of cardinality $n$ such that the Cayley table of the operation is a $d$-dimensional latin hypercube of the same order. Given a binary quasigroup $G$, the $d$-iterated quasigroup $G^{\left[d\right]}$ is a $d$-ary quasigroup that is a $d$-time composition of $G$ with itself. A $k$-multiplex (a $k$-plex) $K$ in a $d$-dimensional latin hypercube $Q$ of order $n$ or in the corresponding $d$-ary quasigroup is a multiset (a set) of $kn$ entries such that each hyperplane and each symbol of $Q$ is covered by exactly $k$ elements of $K$. It is common to call 1-plexes transversals. In this paper we prove that there exists a constant $c(G,k)$ such that if a $d$-iterated quasigroup $G$ of order $n$ has a $k$-multiplex then for large $d$ the number of its $k$-multiplexes is asymptotically equal to $c(G,k) \left(\frac{(kn)!}{k!^n}\right)^{d-1}$. As a corollary we obtain that if the number of transversals in the Cayley table of a $d$-iterated quasigroup $G$ of order $n$ is nonzero then asymptotically it is $c(G,1) n!^{d-1}$. In addition, we provide limit constants and recurrence formulas for the numbers of transversals in two iterated quasigroups of order $5$, characterize a typical $k$-multiplex and estimate numbers of partial $k$-multiplexes and transversals in $d$-iterated quasigroups.

WEAK CAYLEY TABLE GROUPS OF SOME CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC GROUPS

For a group G, a weak Cayley table isomorphism is a bijection f : G → G such that f(g1g2) is conjugate to f(g1)f(g2) for all g1, g2 ∈ G. The set of all weak Cayley table isomorphisms forms a group (G) that is the group of symmetries of the weak Cayley table of G. We determine (G) for each of the 17 wallpaper groups G, and for some other crystallographic groups.