A 2-semiarc is a pointset Sk with the property that the number of tangent lines to Sk at each of its points is two. Using some theoretical results and computer aided search, the complete classification of 2-semiarcs in PG(2,q) is given for q≤7, the spectrum of their sizes is determined for q≤9, and some results about the existence are proven for q=11 and q=13. For several sizes of 2-semiarcs in PG(2,q), q≤7, classification results have been obtained by theoretical proofs.
@article{arxiv.1407.5801,
title = {2-semiarcs in $\mathrm{PG}(2,q)$, $q\leq 13$},
author = {Daniele Bartoli and Giorgio Faina and György Kiss and Stefano Marcugini and Fernanda Pambianco},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.5801},
year = {2014}
}