On \(p\)-tuples of equi-isoclinic 3-spaces in the Euclidean space (Q633035): Difference between revisions

The \(n\) angles between two \(n\)-dimensional subspaces of an Euclidean space are the stationary values of the angles between two lines, one in each subspace. Two \(n\)-dimensional subspaces are said to be \textit{isoclinic} if all their angles coincide. Moreover, the \(n\)-subspaces of a given \(p\)-tuple are called \textit{equi-isoclinic} if all subspaces are pairwise isoclinic with the same angle. \textit{P. W. H. Lemmens} and \textit{J. J. Seidel} [Nederl. Akad. Wet. Proc. Ser. A 76, 98--107 (1973; Zbl 0272.50008)] posed the problem of finding the maximum number of equi-isoclinic \(n\)-dimensional spaces which can be embedded in an Euclidean space \({\mathbb R}^r\). Fruchard and Et-Taoui provided the complete list of triples of equi-isoclinic \(3\)-dimensional subspaces of \({\mathbb R}^r\), \(r\leq 8\). In this paper, the authors extend this list to all the \(p\)-tuples, \(p>3\), of equi-isoclinic \(3\)-subspaces. In particular, it is shown that \({\mathbb R}^8\) contains two isometry classes of such \(4\)-tuples, \(5\)-tuples and \(6\)-tuples. However, no such \(7\)-tuple exists. They conclude the paper giving the list of all regular \(p\)-tuples of equi-isoclinic \(3\)-subspaces, i.e., the ones whose symmetry group is isomorphic to the symmetric group \(S_p\).