CHAPTER 8

Block Designs

Andries E. BROUWER

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, Kruislaan 413, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Henny A. WILBRINK

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Contents

Introduction

1. Basic definitions

2. Eigenvalue techniques

3. Association schemes

4. Coding techniques

5. Constructions of designs

6. Characterizations of designs

References