English

$(r,s)$-sets from Desarguesian ovoids

Combinatorics 2026-05-22 v1

Abstract

An (r,s)(r, s)-set{\textit set} in PG(n,q){\rm PG}(n, q) is a set of points, say X\mathcal X, such that each ss-dimensional projective subspace contains at most rr points of X\mathcal X. We investigate (n,n2)(n, n-2)-sets and (n2,n3)(n-2, n-3)-sets in PG(n,q){\rm PG}(n, q), n6n \le 6. We show that the trivial upper bounds on (n,n2)(n, n-2)-sets in PG(n,q){\rm PG}(n, q), 4n64 \le n \le 6, (4,3)(4, 3)-sets in PG(6,q){\rm PG}(6, q) and (3,2)(3, 2)-sets in PG(5,q){\rm PG}(5, q) are essentially sharp. A (3,2)(3, 2)-set in PG(13,q){\rm PG}(13, q) of size q61q1\frac{q^6-1}{q-1} is also constructed.

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@article{arxiv.2605.22289,
  title  = {$(r,s)$-sets from Desarguesian ovoids},
  author = {Francesco Pavese},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.22289},
  year   = {2026}
}
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