A signed magic rectangle SMR(m,n;k,s) is an m × n array with entries from X, where X = {0,±1,±2,..., ±(mk−1)/2} if mk is odd and X = {±1,±2,...,±mk/2} if mk is even, such that
- precisely k cells in every row and s cells in every column are filled,
- every integer from set X appears exactly once in the array, and
- the sum of each row and of each column is zero.
In this seminar we first present a brief history of signed magic rectangles. Then the results obtained on the existence of an SMR(m,n;k,s) are presented.
Joint work with David Leach and Brandi Ellis, UWG.
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