Subspaces intersecting each element of a regulus in one point, André-Bruck-Bose representation and clubs (Q252856)

Summary: In this paper results are proved with applications to the orbits of \((n-1)\)-dimensional subspaces disjoint from a regulus \(\mathcal{R}\) of \((n-1)\)-subspaces in \(\mathrm{PG}(2n-1,q)\), with respect to the subgroup of \(\mathrm{PGL}(2n,q)\) fixing \(\mathcal{R}\). Such results have consequences on several aspects of finite geometry. First of all, a necessary condition for an \((n-1)\)-subspace \(U\) and a regulus \(\mathcal{R}\) of \((n-1)\)-subspaces to be extendable to a Desarguesian spread is given. The description also allows to improve results of Barwick and Jackson on the André-Bruck-Bose representation of a \(q\)-subline in \(\mathrm{PG}(2,q^n)\). Furthermore, the results in this paper are applied to the classification of linear sets, in particular clubs.