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k-Arcs, Hyperovals, Partial Flocks and Flocks

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Some recent results on k-arcs and hyperovals of PG(2,q),on partial flocks and flocks of quadratic cones of PG(3,q),and on line spreads in PG(3,q) are surveyed. Also,there is an appendix on how to use Veronese varieties as toolsin proving theorems.

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Thas, J.A. k-Arcs, Hyperovals, Partial Flocks and Flocks. Designs, Codes and Cryptography 9, 95–104 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027398110064

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