On vanishing sums and cyclic Butson matrices
摘要
In this paper, we apply the theory of vanishing sums to study cyclic Butson matrices. First, we show that there is essentially “only one” Butson matrix over a group of prime order, which was previously not known. We then find a necessary condition for the existence of cyclic Butson matrices of order 2p where p is prime. For small p, we demonstrate how we might be able to determine all cyclic Butson matrices of order 2p. Specifically, we determine all cyclic Butson matrices of order 6.