Affine semipolar spaces (Q2312379)

A polar space is a geometry that has two incarnations. One is that arises from a vector space equipped with a sesquilinear form, as the lattice of subspaces that vanish under the form. The second is as an incidence geometry, due to the celebrated theorem of \textit{F. Buekenhout} and \textit{E. Shult} [Geom. Dedicata 3, 155--170 (1974; Zbl 0286.50004)]. If we now remove a hyperplane from a symplectic polar space, we end up with a symplectic \textit{affine} polar space. These were not as well understood, say, in comparison to the affine polar spaces arising from quadrics. The authors consider similar structures known as \textit{affine semipolar spaces}, which arise from an algebraic object that they call a \textit{semiform}. The symplectic case aligns with the \textit{alternating} semiforms and some characterisation results are given (cf. Theorem 3.5).