The automorphism group and the convex subgraphs of the quadratic forms graph in characteristic 2 (Q1310603)

The quadratic forms graph \(\text{Quad} (n,q)\) has as vertices all quadratic forms on an \(n\)-dimensional vector space over \(\text{GF} (q)\). Two forms \(f\) and \(g\) are adjacent whenever \(\text{rank} (f-g)=1\) or 2. The authors determine the automorphism group of \(\text{Quad} (n,q)\) and describe all its convex (i.e. geodetically closed) subgraphs in case \(q\) is even. For odd \(q\) these problems have been solved respectively by \textit{L.-K. Hua} [Ann. Math. 50, 8-31 (1949; Zbl 0034.157)] and \textit{E. W. Lambeck} [Contributions to the theory of distance regular graphs, Ph. D. thesis, Technical University Eindhoven, 1990].