Annals of Mathematics paper proves a 1853 design conjecture

MarioKrenn6240 · x · 2026-07-29

A screenshot shows an Annals of Mathematics paper titled “The existence of designs.”

The abstract says the authors prove the existence conjecture for combinatorial designs, resolve a question from Steiner in 1853, and derive broader results showing natural divisibility conditions are enough for clique decompositions of uniform hypergraphs under quasirandomness assumptions.

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