Ovoids of PG(3,16) are elliptic quadrics

DOI10.1007/BF01222898zbMath0707.51014OpenAlexW4248426619MaRDI QIDQ919611

Tim Penttila, Christine M. O'Keefe

Publication date: 1990

Published in: Journal of Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01222898

zbMATH Keywords

elliptic quadric

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite affine and projective planes (geometric aspects) (51E15) Combinatorial structures in finite projective spaces (51E20)

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