A survey of finite semifields (Q1808783)

An algebraic system \(S\) with two binary operations (addition and multiplication) is called a semifield if the following axioms are fulfilled: 1. \((S;+)\) is a group with identity \(0\). 2. If \(a,b\in S\) and \(ab=0\) then \(a=0\) or \(b=0\). 3. If \(a,b,c\in S\) then \(a(b+c)=ab+ac\) and \((a+b)c=ac+bc\). 4. There exists an \(e\in S\) satisfying the relationship \(ea=ae=a\) for all \(a\in S\). The aim of this paper is the brief observation of \(101\) references about finite semifields. In the first part a classification of semifields of finite order is adduced. The second part is a catalogue of the known semifields of finite order.