On hyperfocused arcs in PG(2,q)

DOI10.1016/J.DISC.2006.06.009MaRDI QIDQ856885zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Massimo Giulietti, E. Montanucci

Publication date 14 December 2006

Published in Discrete Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0601488

zbMATH Keywords

1-factorizationarcblocking setdesarguesian planesecret sharing scheme

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of finite geometries (05B25) Blocking sets, ovals, (k)-arcs (51E21)

Abstract: A k-arc in a Dearguesian projective plane whose secants meet some external line in k-1 points is said to be hyperfocused. Hyperfocused arcs are investigated in connection with a secret sharing scheme based on geometry due to Simmons. In this paper it is shown that point orbits under suitable groups of elations are hyperfocused arcs with the significant property of being contained neither in a hyperoval, nor in a proper subplane. Also, the concept of generalized hyperfocused arc, i.e. an arc whose secants admit a blocking set of minimum size, is introduced: a construction method is provided, together with the classification for size up to 10.

Review text

A \(k\)-arc in a finite projective plane is called hyperfocused, if its secants meet some external line in \(k-1\) points [compare \textit{W. E. Cherowitzo} and \textit{L. D. Holder}, Simon Stevin 12, No. 5, 685--696 (2005)]. Assume that \(r>4\) is not a prime. The authors construct a translation \(k\)-arc in the projective plane \(\text{PG}(2,2^r)\) which is not contained in any hyperoval or any proper subplane, and such that the secants cover all points of some affine part of \(\text{PG}(2,2^r)\).

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