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An explicit construction for large sets of infinite dimensional $q$-Steiner systems

Combinatorics 2023-11-29 v1

Abstract

Let VV be a vector space over the finite field Fq{\mathbb F}_q. A qq-Steiner system, or an S(t,k,V)qS(t,k,V)_q, is a collection B{\mathcal B} of kk-dimensional subspaces of VV such that every tt-dimensional subspace of VV is contained in a unique element of B{\mathcal B}. A large set of qq-Steiner systems, or an LS(t,k,V)qLS(t,k,V)_q, is a partition of the kk-dimensional subspaces of VV into S(t,k,V)qS(t,k,V)_q systems. In the case that VV has infinite dimension, the existence of an LS(t,k,V)qLS(t,k,V)_q for all finite t,kt,k with 1<t<k1<t<k was shown by Cameron in 1995. This paper provides an explicit construction of an LS(t,t+1,V)qLS(t,t+1,V)_q for all prime powers qq, all positive integers tt, and where VV has countably infinite dimension.

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@article{arxiv.2311.16910,
  title  = {An explicit construction for large sets of infinite dimensional $q$-Steiner systems},
  author = {Daniel R. Hawtin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.16910},
  year   = {2023}
}

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