Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not Exist

We prove that the only Costas arrays that can be constructed by interlacing 2 Costas arrays of smaller orders (either equal or differing by 1) are those of order 2, and that, consequently, no non-trivial Costas arrays result from this method.

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Drakakis, Rod Gow, Scott Rickard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/456034
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spelling doaj-232df826cc2e4118a500a39dab50a8842020-11-25T00:14:02ZengHindawi LimitedMathematical Problems in Engineering1024-123X1563-51472008-01-01200810.1155/2008/456034456034Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not ExistKonstantinos Drakakis0Rod Gow1Scott Rickard2School of Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, IrelandComplex & Adaptive Systems Laboratory, Block 8, Belfield Office Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, IrelandSchool of Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, IrelandWe prove that the only Costas arrays that can be constructed by interlacing 2 Costas arrays of smaller orders (either equal or differing by 1) are those of order 2, and that, consequently, no non-trivial Costas arrays result from this method.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/456034
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title Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not Exist
title_short Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not Exist
title_full Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not Exist
title_fullStr Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not Exist
title_full_unstemmed Interlaced Costas Arrays Do Not Exist
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series Mathematical Problems in Engineering
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1563-5147
publishDate 2008-01-01
description We prove that the only Costas arrays that can be constructed by interlacing 2 Costas arrays of smaller orders (either equal or differing by 1) are those of order 2, and that, consequently, no non-trivial Costas arrays result from this method.
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