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Extending arcs: an elementary proof (English)
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1 November 2005
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Let \(\pi\) be some finite projective plane of order \(n\) and let \(K\) be an arc in \(\pi\) of size \(k\). The author formulates two conditions about \(\pi\). Condition A states that every arc of size \(k \geq (n+4)/2 \) is contained in a unique complete arc, while condition B requires that for every complete arc \(K\) there is no point of \(\pi\) that lies on as many as \(\delta+2\) tangents of \(K\), where \(\delta := n+2-k\). The author verifies that in fact both conditions are equivalent. Planes \(\pi\) satisfying these conditions are called AB-planes. It is well known that the classical planes \(PG(2,q)\) with \(q\) even are AB-planes, since they meet condition A. There are examples of planes of even order that fail to satisfy condition A, see [\textit{G. Menichetti}, Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, VIII. Ser., Rend., Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Nat. 56, 518--525 (1974; Zbl 0314.50012)]. In 1983, Thas proved that in \(PG(2,q)\) with \(q\) even every arc of size \(k > q - \sqrt{q+1/4} +3/2\) is contained in a unique hyperoval. This theorem is generalized to AB-planes. Furthermore in the context of AB-planes it is shown that for \(n\) even every arc of odd size \(k\) with \(k > n - \sqrt n + 1\) is contained in a unique hyperoval. In particular this result is true for \(PG(2,q)\) if \(q=2^t\).
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finite projective plane
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arc
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embedding of arcs
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