Hadamard matrices and Legendre pairs

Seminar
Speaker
Ilias Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
Date
31/05/2026 - 15:20 - 14:05Add to Calendar 2026-05-31 14:05:00 2026-05-31 15:20:00 Hadamard matrices and Legendre pairs Hadamard Matrices (HMs) have been studied for more than 130 years.The main existence conjecture for HMs, remains open, i.e. that there exists an HM of order n, for every n which is a multiple of 4.  Legendre Pairs (LPs) are interesting combinatorial objects that can be used to construct Hadamard matrices. The main existence conjecture for LPs, remains open, i.e. that there exists a LP of order l, for every odd l. The existence of a LP of order l, implies the existence of a Hadamard matrix of order 2l+2, therefore, the existence conjecture for LPs, implies the existence conjecture for HMs, albeit via a more "structured" form.We will summarize old and new approaches and results in the study of Legendre Pairs, with an emphasis on computational aspects and open problems.  ZOOM אוניברסיטת בר-אילן - המחלקה למתמטיקה mathoffice@math.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
Place
ZOOM
Abstract
Hadamard Matrices (HMs) have been studied for more than 130 years.
The main existence conjecture for HMs, remains open, 
i.e. that there exists an HM of order n, for every n which is a multiple of 4.  
Legendre Pairs (LPs) are interesting combinatorial objects 
that can be used to construct Hadamard matrices. 
The main existence conjecture for LPs, remains open, 
i.e. that there exists a LP of order l, for every odd l. 
The existence of a LP of order l, implies the existence of a Hadamard 
matrix of order 2l+2, therefore, the existence conjecture for LPs, implies 
the existence conjecture for HMs, albeit via a more "structured" form.
We will summarize old and new approaches and results in the study of 
Legendre Pairs, with an emphasis on computational aspects and open problems. 

תאריך עדכון אחרון : 26/05/2026