The non-existence of block-transitive subspace designs

DOI10.5070/C62156883zbMATH Open1498.05290arXiv2102.05142OpenAlexW4221107541MaRDI QIDQ5052162FDOQ5052162

Authors: Daniel R. Hawtin, Jesse Lansdown 

Publication date: 21 November 2022

Published in: Combinatorial Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $q$ be a prime power and $Vcong{mathbbF}_q^n$. A $t$-$(n,k,lambda{)}_q$ design, or simply a subspace design, is a pair $mathcalD=(V,mathcalB)$, where $mathcalB$ is a subset of the set of all $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$, with the property that each $t$-dimensional subspace of $V$ is contained in precisely $lambda$ elements of $mathcalB$. Subspace designs are the $q$-analogues of balanced incomplete block designs. Such a design is called block-transitive if its automorphism group $mAut(mathcalD)$ acts transitively on $mathcalB$. It is shown here that if $tgeq2$ and $mathcalD$ is a block-transitive $t$-$(n,k,lambda{)}_q$ design then $mathcalD$ is trivial, that is, $mathcalB$ is the set of all $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.05142

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zbMATH Keywords

block-transitivesubspace designs, \(q\)-analogue

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other designs, configurations (05B30) Group actions on combinatorial structures (05E18)

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Uses Software

• GAP
• FinInG

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