Generalized quadrangles and transitive pseudo-hyperovals

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Abstract: A pseudo-hyperoval of a projective space PG(3n−1,q), q even, is a set of qn+2 subspaces of dimension n−1 such that any three span the whole space. We prove that a pseudo-hyperoval with an irreducible transitive stabiliser is elementary. We then deduce from this result a classification of the thick generalised quadrangles mathcalQ that admit a point-primitive, line-transitive automorphism group with a point-regular abelian normal subgroup. Specifically, we show that mathcalQ is flag-transitive and isomorphic to T2∗(mathcalH), where mathcalH is either the regular hyperoval of PG(2,4) or the Lunelli--Sce hyperoval of PG(2,16).












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