Hyperovals of Hermitian polar spaces (Q438882)

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    Hyperovals of Hermitian polar spaces
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6062563

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      Hyperovals of Hermitian polar spaces (English)
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      31 July 2012
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      The authors construct the first infinite family of hyperovals of the Hermitian generalized quadrangle arising from \({\mathcal H}(4,q^2)\), where \(q\) is even. They also give alternative geometric descriptions of the known hyperovals of \({{\mathcal H}(5,4)}\).
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      Hermitian polar space
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      symmetric group
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      hyperoval
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      complete span
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      cyclic spread of a unital
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