English

A non-existence result on symplectic semifield spreads

Combinatorics 2015-05-25 v3 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We prove that there do not exist non-Desarguesian symplectic semifield spreads of PG(5,q2)(5,q^2), q214q\geq 2^{14} even, whose associated semifield has center containing Fq\mathbb{F}_q, by proving that the only Fq\mathbb{F}_q-linear set of rank 6 disjoint from the secant variety of the quadric Veronese variety of PG(5,q2)(5,q^2) is a plane with three points of the Veronese surface of PG(5,q6)(5,q^6)\setminusPG(5,q2)(5,q^2).

Cite

@article{arxiv.1504.07845,
  title  = {A non-existence result on symplectic semifield spreads},
  author = {Stefano Capparelli and Valentina Pepe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.07845},
  year   = {2015}
}
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