On Ferri's characterization of the finite quadric Veronesean \(\mathcal V_2^4\) (Q556856)

The authors generalize and complete Ferri's characterization of the finite quadric Veronesean \({\mathcal V}_2^4\). They show that if \(K\) is a set of points in \(PG(5,q)\), \(q>2\) satisfying Veronesean conditions 1 (VC1) and 2 (VC2), then \(K\) is projectively equivalent with the quadric Veronesean \({\mathcal V}_2^4\) in \(PG(5,q)\). And also it is shown that, for \(q=2\), a set of points in \(PG(5,2)\) satisfying (VC1) and (VC2) is either a quadric Veronesean or an elliptic quadric in some subspace \(PG(3,2)\).