Arcs and ovals in the Hermitian and Ree unitals

DOI10.1016/S0195-6698(89)80001-0MaRDI QIDQ749543zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Edward F. jun. Assmus, J. D. Key

Publication date 1989

Published in European Journal of Combinatorics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6698(89)80001-0

zbMATH Keywords

arcsovalRee groupsunitals

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of block designs (05B05) Combinatorial aspects of finite geometries (05B25)

Review text

An s-arc in a \(2-(q^ 3+1,q+1,1)\) design is a set of s points meeting no block in more than 2 points. It is called an oval if \(s=q^ 2+1\) and q is odd or if \(s=q^ 2\) and q is even. The 2-transitive examples of such designs are the Hermitian and the Ree unitals (where \(q-3^{2m+1})\). For \(q>2\), the Hermitian unitals are shown not to possess ovals (for q odd, this is ascribed to Andriamanalimanana). For \(q=3^{2m+1}\), the Ree unitals are shown to possess \(3q+1\)-arcs; they cannot be extended to ovals if \(m>0\). Some relations with codes and constructions of other 2- designs are discussed.

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