$λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups

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Main Authors: Kreher, Donald L., Li, Shuxing, Stinson, Douglas R.
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author Kreher, Donald L.
Li, Shuxing
Stinson, Douglas R.
author_facet Kreher, Donald L.
Li, Shuxing
Stinson, Douglas R.
contents We initiate the study of $λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups with $λ> 1$. While $λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups with $λ= 1$ have been studied in numerous papers, this is the first detailed treatment for $λ> 1$. We establish fundamental properties of $λ$-fold near-factorizations and introduce the notion of equivalence. We prove various necessary conditions of $λ$-fold near-factorizations, including upper bounds on $λ$. We present three constructions of infinite families of $λ$-fold near-factorizations, highlighting the characterization of two subfamilies of $λ$-fold near-factorizations. We discuss a computational approach to $λ$-fold near-factorizations and tabulate computational results for abelian groups of small order.
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spellingShingle $λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups
Kreher, Donald L.
Li, Shuxing
Stinson, Douglas R.
Group Theory
Combinatorics
05B10
We initiate the study of $λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups with $λ> 1$. While $λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups with $λ= 1$ have been studied in numerous papers, this is the first detailed treatment for $λ> 1$. We establish fundamental properties of $λ$-fold near-factorizations and introduce the notion of equivalence. We prove various necessary conditions of $λ$-fold near-factorizations, including upper bounds on $λ$. We present three constructions of infinite families of $λ$-fold near-factorizations, highlighting the characterization of two subfamilies of $λ$-fold near-factorizations. We discuss a computational approach to $λ$-fold near-factorizations and tabulate computational results for abelian groups of small order.
title $λ$-fold near-factorizations of groups
topic Group Theory
Combinatorics
05B10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09325