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41 is the Largest Size of a Cap in PG(4,4)

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We settle the question of the maximal size of caps in PG(4, 4), with the help of a computer program.

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  1. Mathematisches Institut der Universität, Im Neuenheimer Feld 288, 69120, Heidelberg (, Germany)

    Yves Edel

  2. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 49931 (, USA)

    Jürgen Bierbrauer

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Edel, Y., Bierbrauer, J. 41 is the Largest Size of a Cap in PG(4,4). Designs, Codes and Cryptography 16, 151–160 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008389013117

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