An example of geometric construction contd

As before PG(3,2) gives a BIBD(15,35,7,3,1). The polarity is as before:

0 1 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0

The collineation matrix for the x points is given by:

0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 0 0

So the collineation matrix for the y points is:

0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0
0 0 1 0

The correspondence between powers of R and the x points is given by:

Point Coords
0 (0001)
1 (0010)
2 (0100)
3 (1000)
4 (0011)
5 (0110)
6 (1100)
7 (1011)
8 (0101)
9 (1010)
10 (0111)
11 (1110)
12 (1111)
13 (1101)
14 (1001)

The correspondence between powers of S and the y points is given by:

Point Coords
0 (0001)
1 (1000)
2 (0100)
3 (0010)
4 (0011)
5 (1011)
6 (1111)
7 (1101)
8 (1110)
9 (0101)
10 (1010)
11 (0111)
12 (1001)
13 (1100)
14 (0110)

Using these collineations, and matching lines according to the polarity, the initial blocks (0,1,4), (0,2,8),(0,5,10) for the x points are to be matched with (2,1,13), (2,0,9),(2,12,7) for the y points, in that order, all to be developed mod 15. (The last block, in each case, being partially cycled.)

This gives rise to the difference squares:

  2 1 13     2 0 9     2 12 7
0 2 1 13   0 2 0 9   0 2 12 7
1 1 0 12   2 0 13 7   5 12 7 2
4 13 12 9   8 9 7 1 10 7 2 12

The resulting OBIBD is given by finding a transversal through the difference squares: (0,13; 1,2; 4,1), (0,9; 2,2; 8,0), ((0,2; 5,7; 10,12) developed mod 15, the last block PC(5).