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elements determined so far do not contain 4. Since such a column is unique,
the place in row 3 which can take value 4 is unique. It immediately follows
that A(3, 4) = 4. [Hereafter, this deduction and the like are abbreviated to
the form: “since unique place(s), ...”.] Since unique value, we have A(3, 7) =
2. Since unique value, we have A(3, 8) = 1. Since last elements, we obtain
A(4, 4) = 1,A(4, 7 − 8) = 32. Therefore, A is isotopic to A342.
In case 14, in the sense of isotopy we assume that there is one twins
between rows 1 and 2, say A(2, 1 − 2) = 22. Since no twins, we have A(2, 5 −
6) = 14 and A(2, 7 − 8) = 13. Since each element occurs exactly two times
in each row of A, elements 3 and 4 in row 2 which are not determined yet
so far can only occur in block 2 row 2. Consequently, in the sense of column
transposition we have A(2, 3−4) = 34. [Hereafter, this deduction and the like
are abbreviated to the form: “since row sum, ...”.] Since each element occurs
once in each column, in the sense of row transposition we have A(4, 3) = 1.
Since last element, we obtain A(3, 3) = 4. Since A has no repeated columns,
in the sense of column transposition within block we have A(3, 1 − 2) = 34.
Since last elements, we have A(4, 1 − 2) = 43. Since unique place, we have
A(4, 5) = 4. Since last element, we have A(3, 5) = 2. At this point, there are
two alternatives according to the value of
A(3, 4), 3 for the case 141, and 1
for the case 142.
In case 141, since unique places, we have A(3, 6) = A(3, 8) = 1,A(4, 7) =
3. Since last elements, we have A(4, 4) = 1,A(4, 6) = A(4, 8) = A(3, 7) = 2.
Therefore, A is isotopic to A442.
In case 142, since unique place, we have A(3, 7) = 3. Since last elements,
we have A(4, 4) = 3,A(4, 7) = 2. Denoting A(4, 8) = a,itiseasytoseethata
takes values 1 or 2. Since row sum, we have A(4, 6) = a
,where1
=2,2
=1.
Since last elements, we have A(3, 8) = a
,A(3, 6) = a. Whenever a =1,A is
isotopic to A542. Whenever a =2,A can be transformed into A542 by row
transposition (12), renaming (12)(34) and some column arranging.
In case 15, in the sense of isotopy we assume A(2, 1 − 2) = 23. We have
A(2, 8) = 3 in the sense of isotopy. (In fact, when 3 does not occur in block 4
row 2, 2 occurs in it since no twins. Thus we can transform A in advance by
renaming (23) and some column arranging.) Since no twins, we have A(2, 3 −
4) = 14. Since unique places, in the sense of column transposition we have
A(2, 5) = 4. Denoting A(2, 7) = b, it is easy to see that b takesvalues1or
2. Since row sum, we have A(2, 6) = b
. In the sense of row transposition
we assume A(3, 1) = 3,A(4, 1) = 4. Since no twins, we have A(4, 2) = 2.
Since last element, we have A(3, 2) = 4. We prove A(3, 3) = 3 by reduction
to absurdity. Suppose to the contrary that A(3, 3) = 3. Since last element,
we have A(4, 3) = 4. It follows that there is a twins between rows 3 and
4. This contradicts the case 15. Therefore, we obtain A(3, 3) = 4. Since