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Finite field Nikodym problem for spread line sets

Combinatorics 2026-01-30 v2

Abstract

A set of points NFqdN\subseteq \mathbb{F}_q^d is a Nikodym set if, for any xFqdx\in \mathbb{F}_q^d, there is a line \ell through xx such that {x}N\ell\setminus\{x\}\subseteq N. We conjecture that N=qdOd(qd/(d1))|N|=q^d-O_d(q^{d/(d-1)}) and prove it under an extra algebraic assumption.

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@article{arxiv.2601.20851,
  title  = {Finite field Nikodym problem for spread line sets},
  author = {Ting-Wei Chao and Hung-Hsun Hans Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.20851},
  year   = {2026}
}

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8 pages

R2 v1 2026-07-01T09:24:21.582Z