Latin Squares and their Bruhat Order

Authors

  • Rosário Fernandes Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Henrique F. da Cruz Universidade da beira Interior https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2941-3194
  • Domingos Salomão Universidade Mandume ya Ndemufayo, Escola Superior Pedagógica do Namibe.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11575/cdm.v15i1.62708

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the Bruhat order on the class of Latin squares. We study its cover relation and minimal elements. We prove that the class of Latin squares of order $n$, with $n\not\in\{1,2,4\}$, has at least two minimal elements, and we present a process to construct some minimal Latin squares for this relation.

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2020-05-11

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020)

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