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On $3$-designs from $PGL(2,q)$

Combinatorics 2024-08-28 v1

Abstract

The group PGL(2,q)PGL(2,q) acts 33-transitively on the projective line GF(q){}GF(q) \cup \{\infty\}. Thus, an orbit of its action on the kk-subsets of the projective line is the block set of a 33-(q+1,k,λ)(q+1,k,\lambda) design. We find the parameters of the designs formed by the orbit of a block of the form θr\langle \theta^r \rangle or θr{0}\langle \theta^r \rangle \cup \{ 0\}, where θ\theta is a primitive element of GF(q)GF(q).

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@article{arxiv.2408.14714,
  title  = {On $3$-designs from $PGL(2,q)$},
  author = {Paul Tricot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.14714},
  year   = {2024}
}
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