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Incompleteness of (nq + n - q - 2, n)-arcs in finite projective planes of even order

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

B. J. Wilson
B. J. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematica, Chelsea College (University of London).
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1. It was shown by Barlotti (1) that the number k of points on a (k, n)-arc of a finite projective piane of order q

and that if q ≢ 0 (mod n) then for n ≥ 3

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Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 91 , Issue 1 , January 1982 , pp. 1 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1982

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