Open problems in finite projective spaces (Q2512884)

Projective spaces have connections to many branches of discrete mathematics including coding theory, algebraic geometry, group theory, design theory, graph theory and cryptology. There is a particularly strong connection between arcs in projective geometry and the study of maximal distance separable codes. The authors give an extensive survey of finite projective spaces and list a large number of open questions concerning this area. Specifically, they describe \(k\)-arcs, \(k\)-caps, ovals, ovoids, spreads, curves, unitals, maximal arcs, flocks, \(m\)-systems and BLT-systems. In each section, they list a significant number of open problems. The paper also contains an extensive bibliography of the foundational literature.