The m-ovoids of {\cal W}(5,2)

arXiv2207.01128MaRDI QIDQ6403869FDOQ6403869

Authors: Michela Ceria, Francesco Pavese 

Publication date: 3 July 2022

Abstract: In this paper we are concerned with $m$-ovoids of the symplectic polar space $calW(2n+1,q)$, $q$ even. In particular we show the existence of an elliptic quadric of $mPG(2n+1,q)$ not polarizing to $calW(2n+1,q)$ forming a $left(frac{q}^n-1q-1ight)$-ovoid of $calW(2n+1,q)$. A further class of $(q+1)$-ovoids of $calW(5,q)$ is exhibited. It arises by glueing together two orbits of a subgroup of $mPSp(6,q)$ isomorphic to $mPSL(2,q^2)$. We also show that the obtained $m$-ovoids do not fall in any of the examples known so far in the literature. Moreover, a computer classification of the $m$-ovoids of $calW(5,2)$ is acquired. It turns out that $calW(5,2)$ has $m$-ovoids if and only if $m=3$ and that there are exactly three pairwise non-isomorphic examples. The first example comes from an elliptic quadric ${calQ}^{-}(5,2)$ polarizing to $calW(5,2)$, whereas the other two are the $3$-ovoids previously mentioned.

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