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The Complete Solution of the Intersection Problem for Maximum Packings of K_n with Triples 

Holmes, Amber (2018-07-03)
In the late 1980's the intersection problem for maximum packings of K_n with triples was solved by Hoffman, Lindner, and Quattrocchi. Their combined results showed that for any n = i mod(6) such that i in { 0, 2, 4, 5} the ...

Revisiting the Intersection Problem for Maximum Packings of K_(6n+5) with Triples 

Holmes, Amber (2017-04-16)
In 1989, Gaetano Quattrocchi gave a complete solution of the intersection problem for maximum packings of K_(6n+5) with triples when the leave (a 4--cycle) is the same in each maximum packing. Quattrocchi showed that I[2]=2 ...