A perfect one-factorization for \(K_{36}\) (Q1112842)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4079471
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A perfect one-factorization for \(K_{36}\)
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4079471

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    A perfect one-factorization for \(K_{36}\) (English)
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    1988
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    A perfect one-factorization (P1F) of \(K_{2n}\) is such a decomposition of its edge set into one-factors in which every pair of distinct one- factors form a Hamiltonian cycle. P1Fs were known to exist when n or 2n-1 is prime and 2n\(\in \{16,28,50,244,344\}\). In this paper a P1F for \(K_{36}\) is discovered and so the smallest unknown case remains \(K_{40}\).
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    complete graph
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    edge decomposition
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    perfect one-factorization
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