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Poncelet Triangles and Tetragons over Finite Fields

Algebraic Geometry 2026-03-17 v3

Abstract

In the projective plane over a finite field of characteristic not equal to 2, we compute the probability that a randomly selected pair of distinct conics (A,B)(\mathscr{A},\mathscr{B}), with A\mathscr{A} smooth or singular and B\mathscr{B} smooth, in a fixed pencil of conics will admit a triangle or a tetragon inscribed in A\mathscr{A} and circumscribed about B\mathscr{B}. We do this for all pencils, classified up to projective automorphism, with at least one smooth conic; effectively allowing the case where our conic pairs intersect non-transversally.

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@article{arxiv.2511.06347,
  title  = {Poncelet Triangles and Tetragons over Finite Fields},
  author = {Milena Radnović and Ruzzel Ragas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.06347},
  year   = {2026}
}
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