A maximal partial spread of size 45 in \(PG(3,7)\) (Q5931259)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1590772
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| English | A maximal partial spread of size 45 in \(PG(3,7)\) |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1590772 |
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A maximal partial spread of size 45 in \(PG(3,7)\) (English)
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1 April 2002
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It was conjectured by Bruen and Thas that the size of a maximal partial spread (i.e., a maximal set of pairwise disjoint lines) in \(PG(3,q)\) is at most \(q^2-q+2\) (unless it is actually a spread). The author provides the first counterexample to this conjecture by constructing a maximal partial spread of 45 lines in \(PG(3,7)\).
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maximal partial spread
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