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The classical 1-system of Q −(7, q) and two-character sets

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We will show that associated with the classical 1-system of the elliptic quadric Q −(7, q) are certain infinite families of two-character sets with respect to hyperplanes, and partial ovoids of Q +(15, q).

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Contrada Macchia Romana, 85100, Potenza, Italy

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Cossidente, A. The classical 1-system of Q −(7, q) and two-character sets. Des. Codes Cryptogr. 54, 1–9 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-009-9300-4

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