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| author | Xiong, Yanzhen |
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| contents | Let $\mathcal{R}$ be an association scheme with nontrivial relations $A_1,\ldots,A_d$. We call $\mathcal{R}$ amorphic if every possible fusion of its nontrivial relations gives rise to a fusion scheme. We define the fusing-relations $3$-hypergraph of $\mathcal{R}$ to be the $3$-uniform hypergraph on the vertex set $\{A_1,\ldots,A_d\}$ such that $\{ A_i, A_j, A_k \}$ forms an edge if it fuses, i.e., fusing $A_i, A_j, A_k$ gives rise to a fusion scheme of $\mathcal{R}$. A $3$-uniform hypergraph is called a $3$-sunflower if, for the edges, the union is the set of vertices and the intersection consists of $2$ vertices. In this paper, we prove that for $d\geq 5$, $\mathcal{R}$ is amorphic if its fusing-relations $3$-hypergraph contains two $3$-sunflowers. As a corollary, for $d\geq 5$, $\mathcal{R}$ is amorphic if and only if all triples of its nontrivial relations fuse. |
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| spellingShingle | Characterizations of amorphic association schemes in terms of fusing triples Xiong, Yanzhen Combinatorics Let $\mathcal{R}$ be an association scheme with nontrivial relations $A_1,\ldots,A_d$. We call $\mathcal{R}$ amorphic if every possible fusion of its nontrivial relations gives rise to a fusion scheme. We define the fusing-relations $3$-hypergraph of $\mathcal{R}$ to be the $3$-uniform hypergraph on the vertex set $\{A_1,\ldots,A_d\}$ such that $\{ A_i, A_j, A_k \}$ forms an edge if it fuses, i.e., fusing $A_i, A_j, A_k$ gives rise to a fusion scheme of $\mathcal{R}$. A $3$-uniform hypergraph is called a $3$-sunflower if, for the edges, the union is the set of vertices and the intersection consists of $2$ vertices. In this paper, we prove that for $d\geq 5$, $\mathcal{R}$ is amorphic if its fusing-relations $3$-hypergraph contains two $3$-sunflowers. As a corollary, for $d\geq 5$, $\mathcal{R}$ is amorphic if and only if all triples of its nontrivial relations fuse. |
| title | Characterizations of amorphic association schemes in terms of fusing triples |
| topic | Combinatorics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27360 |