A new upper bound for constant distance codes of generators on Hermitian polar spaces of type \(H(2d - 1, q^{2})\) (Q2255390)

Let \(Y\) be a set of generators of the Hermitian polar space \(H(2d-1,q^2)\), \(d > 1\), such that any two distinct elements of \(Y\) intersect in a subspace of the same codimension \(i\). Then, \(Y\) contains at most \(q^{2d-1} - q(q^{2d-2}-1)/(q+1)\) elements. This bound does not depend on \(i\) and hence it applies in particular to partial spreads, i.e., the case \(i = d\). For \(d\) even, this bound is better than the known ones.