Symplectic spreads, planar functions, and mutually unbiased bases (Q2354054)

The main results of this paper are explicit constructions of complete sets of mutually unbiased bases (MUBs) in the Hilbert space \({\mathbb C}^n\) (including new explicit constructions of complete sets of MUBs using a new notion of pseudo-planar functions over fields of characteristic \(2\)) and of orthogonal decompositions of special Lie algebras \(sl_n({\mathbb C})\), obtained from commutative and symplectic semifields, and from some non-semifield symplectic spreads. The other concern of the paper is with connections between various different constructions of MUBs. ``Starting from a commutative presemifield one can construct consecutively (pseudo-)planar functions and then MUBs. On the other hand, one can start from a commutative presemifield and then construct consecutively symplectic presemifield, symplectic spread, orthogonal decomposition of Lie algebra and finally MUBs.''