Bounds on the achromatic number of partial triple systems

A complete $k$-colouring of a hypergraph is an assignment of $k$ colours to the points such that (1) there is no monochromatic hyperedge, and (2) identifying any two colours produces a monochromatic hyperedge. The achromatic number of a hypergraph is the maximum $k$ such that it admits a complete $k$-colouring. We determine the maximum possible achromatic number among all maximal partial triple systems, give bounds on the maximum and minimum achromatic numbers of Steiner triple systems, and present a possible connection between optimal complete colourings and projective dimension

Characterizations of symplectic polar spaces

A polar space S is said to be symplectic if it admits an embedding e in a projective geometry PG(V) such that the e-image e(S) of S is defined by an alternating form of V. In this paper we characterize symplectic polar spaces in terms of their incidence properties, with no mention of peculiar properties of their embeddings. This is relevant especially when S admits different (non isomorphic) embeddings, as it is the case (precisely) when S is defined over a field of characteristic 2.Comment: 20 pages/extensively revise

Schreier extensions of Steiner loops and extensions of Bol loops arising from Bol reflections

This dissertation explores two constructions of loop extensions: Schreier extensions of Steiner loops and a new extension formula for right Bol loops arising from Bol reflections.Steiner loops are a key tool in studying Steiner triple systems. We investigate extensions of Steiner loops, focusing in particular on the case of Schreier extensions, which provides a powerful method for constructing Steiner triple systems containing Veblen points. We determine the number of the Steiner triple systems of sizes 19, 27 and 31 with Veblen points, presenting some examples.Furthermore, we study a new extension formula for right Bol loops. We prove the necessary and sufficient conditions for the extension to be right Bol as well. We describe the most important invariants: right multiplication group, nuclei, center. We show that the core is an involutory quandle which is the disjoint union of two isomorphic involutory quandles. Lastly, we derive further results on the structure group of the core of the extension