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A theorem due to Davis on the existence of Menon difference sets in 2-groups is generalised to non-2-groups. The existence of Menon difference sets in many new non-abelian groups is established.
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Meisner, D.B. New Classes of Groups Containing Menon Difference Sets. Designs, Codes and Cryptography 8, 319–325 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027355823943
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