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On the sharpness of a theorem of B. segre

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The theorem of B. Segre mentioned in the title states that a complete arc of PG(2,q),q even which is not a hyperoval consists of at mostq−√q+1 points. In the first part of our paper we prove this theorem to be sharp forq=s 2 by constructing completeq−√q+1-arcs. Our construction is based on the cyclic partition of PG(2,q) into disjoint Baer-subplanes. (See Bruck [1]). In his paper [5] Kestenband constructed a class of (q−√q+1)-arcs but he did not prove their completeness. In the second part of our paper we discuss the connections between Kestenband’s and our constructions. We prove that these constructions result in isomorphic (q−√q+1)-arcs. The proof of this isomorphism is based on the existence of a traceorthogonal normal basis in GF(q 3) over GF(q), and on a representation of GF(q)3 in GF(q 3)3 indicated in Jamison [4].

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Boros, E., Szőnyi, T. On the sharpness of a theorem of B. segre. Combinatorica 6, 261–268 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02579386

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