Characterization of seminuclear sets in a finite projective plane

DOI10.1007/BF01225867MaRDI QIDQ2276754zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Aart Blokhuis

Publication date 1991

Published in Journal of Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01225867

zbMATH Keywords

Ceva's Theoremfinite projective planeseminuclear set

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite partial geometries (general), nets, partial spreads (51E14) Combinatorial structures in finite projective spaces (51E20)

Review text

A set of \(q+2\) points in the desarguesian projective plane PG(2,q) with the property that each point lies on a unique tangent is called a seminuclear set. In the paper under review it is shown that seminuclear sets exist only for \(q=4\) and \(q=7\). In fact, a stronger result is proven. Namely, let C be a set of \(q+a\) points in PG(2,q) with the property that each point lies on a unique tangent and a unique \((a+1)\)- secant, for some \(a>1\). Then either \(q=a+2\) and C consists of the symmetric difference of two lines with one further point removed from each line, or \(q=2a+3\) and C is projectively equivalent to the set of points \(\{\) (0,1,s),(s,0,1),(1,s,0): -s is not a square in GF(q)\(\}\). The proof depends upon a lovely application of Ceva's Theorem.

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Cites work

• The minimal number of lines intersected by a set of \(q+2\) points, blocking sets, and intersecting circles

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(10)

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• Note on the structure of semiovals in finite projective planes
• On bisecants of Rédei type blocking sets and applications
• Semiovals with large collinear subsets
• Generalizing Korchmáros-Mazzocca arcs
• Semiperspective sets in Galois planes of even order
• On the structure of semiovals of small size
• On sets of points with few odd secants
• Renitent lines
• On the spectrum of the sizes of semiovals in PG(2,q), q odd

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