On \(\mathbb F_q\)-linear sets of \(\text{PG}(3,q^{3})\) and semifields (Q2371289)

In 2003 \textit{G. Lunardon} [J. Geom. 76, No. 1--2, 200--215 (2003; Zbl 1042.51008)] showed that any finite semifield which is 2-dimensional over its left nucleus and \(2n\)-dimensional over its center defines a linear set of rank \(2n\) of \(\text{PG}(3,q^n)\) disjoint from a hyperbolic quadric and vice versa. This result enabled the classification of such finite semifields for \(n=2\), i.e. of those semifields which are 2-dimensional over their left nuclei and \(4\)-dimensional over their centers [\textit{I. Cardinali, O. Polverino} and \textit{R. Trombetti}, Eur. J. Comb. 27, No. 6, 940--961 (2006; Zbl 1108.51010)]. In the paper under review the case \(n=3\) is investigated. It turns out that there exist five (or six) non-isotopic families of semifields each of which is associated to different configurations of the corresponding linear set of \(\text{PG}(3,q^3)\).