Hyperovals of Hermitian polar spaces (Q438882)

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    Hyperovals of Hermitian polar spaces (English)
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    31 July 2012
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    The authors construct the first infinite family of hyperovals of the Hermitian generalized quadrangle arising from \({\mathcal H}(4,q^2)\), where \(q\) is even. They also give alternative geometric descriptions of the known hyperovals of \({{\mathcal H}(5,4)}\).
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    Hermitian polar space
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    symmetric group
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    hyperoval
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    complete span
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    cyclic spread of a unital
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