
We study the two-parameter class of linear cyclic arrays L(x,y) = ax + by (mod N) and describe its basic combinatorial structure in a unified arithmetic way. We determine the exact maximum size of a pairwise orthogonal subfamily within this class, showing that it is exactly p_min(N) - 1, where p_min(N) is the smallest prime divisor of N. While cyclic and group-based orthogonality phenomena are classical, our contribution is a short arithmetic treatment that also includes explicit criteria for Latinity, a parity-based proof of transversal existence, a classification and exact enumeration of affine transversals, explicit odd-order transversal decompositions, and an exact multiplicative formula for the number of linear orthogonal mates. In particular, within this class the even-order obstruction is absolute on the transversal side: in even order there are no transversals at all. On the orthogonality side, the maximum pairwise orthogonal subfamily size collapses to 1.
Transversals, Orthogonality, and Enumeration in Linear Cyclic Latin Squares, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Transversals, Orthogonality, and Enumeration in Linear Cyclic Latin Squares, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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