Specialness and the Bose representation

Abstract: This article looks at subconics of order

q

of

P G (2, q^{2})

and characterizes them in the Bruck-Bose representation in

P G (4, q)

. In common with other objects in the Bruck-Bose representation, the characterisation uses the transversals of the regular line spread

S

associated with the Bruck-Bose representation.By working in the Bose representation of

P G (2, q^{2})

in

P G (5, q)

, we give a geometric explanation as to why the transversals of the regular spread

S

are intrinsic to the characterisation of varieties of

P G (2, q^{2})

.

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