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Transitive A_6-invariant k-arcs in PG(2,q)

Combinatorics 2011-09-01 v2

Abstract

For q=prq=p^r with a prime p7p\ge 7 such that q1q \equiv 1 or 19(mod30),19\pmod {30}, the desarguesian projective plane PG(2,q)PG(2,q) of order qq has a unique conjugacy class of projectivity groups isomorphic to the alternating group A6A_6 of degree 6. For a projectivity group ΓA6\Gamma\cong A_6 of PG(2,q)PG(2,q), we investigate the geometric properties of the (unique) Γ\Gamma-orbit O\mathcal{O} of size 90 such that the 1-point stabilizer of Γ\Gamma in O\mathcal O is a cyclic group of order 4. Here O\mathcal O lies either in PG(2,q)PG(2,q) or in PG(2,q2)PG(2,q^2) according as 3 is a square or a non-square element in GF(q)GF(q). We show that if q349q\geq 349 and q421q\neq 421, then O\mathcal O is a 90-arc, which turns out to be complete for q=349,409,529,601,661.q=349, 409, 529, 601,661. Interestingly, O\mathcal O is the smallest known complete arc in PG(2,601)PG(2,601) and in PG(2,661).PG(2,661). Computations are carried out by MAGMA.

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@article{arxiv.1108.0358,
  title  = {Transitive A_6-invariant k-arcs in PG(2,q)},
  author = {Massimo Giulietti and Gabor Korchmaros and Stefano Marcugini and Fernanda Pambianco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.0358},
  year   = {2011}
}

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