Blocking semiovals in \(\mathrm{PG}(2,q^2)\), \(q\) odd, admitting \(\mathrm{PGL}(2,q)\) as an automorphism group (Q1800710)

A blocking set is a set of points in a projective plane such that every line meets the set and no line in the plane is contained in the set. A semioval is a set of points in a projective plane, such that for each point in the set there is exactly one line which meets the set precisely at that point. If a set of points satisfies both definitions it is called a blocking semioval. A known construction of blocking semiovals uses a unitary polarity commuting with an orthogonal polarity in \(\mathrm{PG}(2,q^2)\). This blocking semioval has \({{q^3-q}\over{2}} + q^2 + 1\) points and is stabilized by a group isomorphic to \(\mathrm{PGL}(2,q)\). The authors show that in the same geometric setting, there exists conic blocking semiovals, with the same size, admitting the same group, that are not isomorphic to those given by this construction.