Published July 31, 2001
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Kirkman's Hypothesis Revisited
Authors/Creators
- 1. Institut für Algebra und Computermathematik, Technische Universität Wien, Wiedner Hauptstraße 8–10 A- 1040 Wien, Austria
- 2. The John Knopfmacher Centre for Applicable Analysis and Number Theory, Mathematics Department, University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. Wits 2050 Johannesburg, South Africa
Description
Watson proved Kirkman’s hypothesis (partially solved by Cayley). Using Lagrange Inversion, we drastically shorten Watson’s computations and generalize his results at the same time.