On the existence of semifields of prime power order admitting free automorphism groups (Q884673)

Recently a complete classification of semifields of order \(5^4\) were given by the authors. Now the problem of the existence of semifields of order \(q^4\) for any odd prime power \(q= p^r\), \(q> 3\), admitting a free group of automorphisms isomorphic to \(\mathbb{Z}_2\times\mathbb{Z}_2\) is solved in the positive. It is shown that this cannot be extended to elementary abelian 2-groups of order at least 8.