Complex Hadamard matrices and strongly regular graphs

In 1970, Goethals and Seidel showed that if the adjacency algebra of a strongly regular graph X contains a Hadamard matrix then X is either of Latin square type or of negative Latin square type. We extend their result to complex Hadamard matrices and find only three additional families of parameters for which the strongly regular graphs have complex Hadamard matrices in their adjacency algebras. Moreover we show that there are only three distance regular covers of the complete graphs that give complex Hadamard matrices.

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Discrete Mathematics
Published
2026-06-26
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disc.2026.115297
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7
Primary Topic
graph theory and CDMA systems
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Complex Hadamard matrices and strongly regular graphs

Ada Chan
7 citations
Discrete Mathematics
graph theory and CDMA systems
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Complex Hadamard matrices and strongly regular graphs

Ada Chan
preprint en
7 citations

Abstract

In 1970, Goethals and Seidel showed that if the adjacency algebra of a strongly regular graph X contains a Hadamard matrix then X is either of Latin square type or of negative Latin square type. We extend their result to complex Hadamard matrices and find only three additional families of parameters for which the strongly regular graphs have complex Hadamard matrices in their adjacency algebras. Moreover we show that there are only three distance regular covers of the complete graphs that give complex Hadamard matrices.

Discrete MathematicsVol. 349(11)
York University (CA)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Openalex Percentile: Top 100%
graph theory and CDMA systems
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