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Twin bent functions, strongly regular Cayley graphs, and Hurwitz-Radon theory

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In the general case, for any m>1m > 1, n=2mn = 2^m, for any nn-tuple of AA matrices satisfying (1), does there always exist an nn-tuple of BB matrices of order cc that satisfies construction (H0) under condition (H1), where c=M(n−1)c = M(n-1), with MM defined by (4)?

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Candidate 1 of the open problems stated in "Twin bent functions, strongly regular Cayley graphs, and Hurwitz-Radon theory", extracted for the Scalable Mathematical Discovery run.

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    Problem: Reconstructed statement: for every integer m>1m>1, n=2mn=2^m, c=M(n−1)c=M(n-1), and every nn-tuple of monomial Ak∈{0,±1}n×nA_k\in\{0,\pm1\}^{n\times n} satisfying

    Aj∗Ak=0,∑kAk∈{±1}n×n,AkAkT=I,A_j*A_k=0,\quad \sum_k A_k\in\{\pm1\}^{n\times n},\quad A_kA_k^T=I, AjAkT+λjkAkAjT=0,λjk∈{±1},A_jA_k^T+\lambda_{jk}A_kA_j^T=0,\qquad \lambda_{jk}\in\{\pm1\},

    does there exist Bk∈{±1}c×cB_k\in\{\pm1\}^{c\times c} such that

    H=∑k=1nAk⊗BkH=\sum_{k=1}^n A_k\otimes B_k

    is Hadamard, i.e. HHT=nc IHH^T=nc\,I? This is the weaker/literal reading; the stronger reading requiring the usual pairwise BB-relations is also refuted by the same example.

    Result: The statement is false already for m=2m=2. Then n=4n=4 and

    c=M(3)=⌈32⌉+1=3.c=M(3)=\left\lceil \frac32\right\rceil+1=3.

    Let G=F22G=\mathbb F_2^2, and for g∈Gg\in G let AgA_g be the 4×44\times4 permutation matrix of translation x↦x+gx\mapsto x+g. The four AgA_g's have disjoint supports, sum to the all-ones matrix, satisfy AgAgT=IA_gA_g^T=I, and

    AgAhT=Ag+h=AhAgT,A_gA_h^T=A_{g+h}=A_hA_g^T,

    so the displayed AA-conditions hold with λgh=−1\lambda_{gh}=-1 for g≠hg\ne h.

    Suppose Bg∈{±1}3×3B_g\in\{\pm1\}^{3\times3} existed with

    H=∑g∈GAg⊗Bg,HHT=12I12.H=\sum_{g\in G}A_g\otimes B_g,\qquad HH^T=12I_{12}.

    Indexing block rows and columns by GG, HH is GG-block-circulant:

    Hx,y=Bx+y.H_{x,y}=B_{x+y}.

    For each character χ:G→{±1}\chi:G\to\{\pm1\}, define

    Cχ=∑g∈Gχ(g)Bg.C_\chi=\sum_{g\in G}\chi(g)B_g.

    Fourier diagonalization of the GG-circulant block structure gives

    CχCχT=12I3C_\chi C_\chi^T=12I_3

    for every χ\chi. But CχC_\chi is an integer 3×33\times3 matrix, so det⁡(Cχ)2\det(C_\chi)^2 must be a square integer. Taking determinants gives

    det⁡(Cχ)2=det⁡(12I3)=123=1728,\det(C_\chi)^2=\det(12I_3)=12^3=1728,

    which is not a square. Contradiction.

    Thus no such BB-matrices of order c=3c=3 exist. Since m=2m=2 is allowed, the universal conjecture is false.

    Citation: No prior counterexample used; this is the explicit counterexample above. Source statement: P. Leopardi, “Twin bent functions, strongly regular Cayley graphs, and Hurwitz-Radon theory,” arXiv:1504.02827, Discussion, Question 2.

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      The counterexample attacks the stated Question 2 as written. For m=2m=2, n=4n=4 and c=M(3)=3c=M(3)=3. The four translation permutation matrices of F22\mathbb F_2^2 satisfy the required AA-conditions with λ=−1\lambda=-1. If 3×33\times3 sign matrices BgB_g made H=∑Ag⊗BgH=\sum A_g\otimes B_g Hadamard, Fourier diagonalization over F22\mathbb F_2^2 would give integer 3×33\times3 matrices CχC_\chi with CχCχT=12I3C_\chi C_\chi^T=12I_3, forcing det⁡(Cχ)2=123\det(C_\chi)^2=12^3, not a square integer. Contradiction. Thus the universal existence claim is false.

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      Classification rationale: The accepted counterexample is a short, elementary obstruction in the smallest case m=2m=2. It answers the stated universal question negatively, but the argument is essentially a one-page Fourier/determinant parity observation for a very special block-circulant construction. This is too small and too narrow for a standalone combinatorics paper; at most it would fit as a remark, erratum, or short note.

      Literature check: I found no open-access source giving this exact m=2m=2, c=3c=3, V4V_4-translation counterexample to Question 5.1/Question 2 as stated. The closest prior material is Leopardi’s 2014 paper, which already proves that anti-amicable pairs of {±1}\{\pm1\}-matrices must have even order, ruling out the stronger pairwise-BB-relations in odd order. However, that does not by itself rule out the weaker literal H=∑Ak⊗BkH=\sum A_k\otimes B_k Hadamard condition used in the accepted solution. Leopardi’s 2017 paper explicitly leaves Question 5.1 open, and the later quasi-Clifford paper addresses related minimal monomial/pairwise-relation questions rather than this determinant obstruction.

      Citation: P. Leopardi, “Twin bent functions, strongly regular Cayley graphs, and Hurwitz-Radon theory,” J. Algebra Combin. Discrete Struct. Appl. 4(3) (2017), 271–280, Question 5.1. Related: P. Leopardi, “Constructions for Hadamard matrices using Clifford algebras, and their relation to amicability / anti-amicability graphs,” Australas. J. Combin. 58(2) (2014), 214–248, Theorem 9.

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