On minimal blocking sets of the generalized quadrangle $Q(4, q)$

The generalized quadrangle $Q(4,q)$ arising from the parabolic quadric in $PG(4,q)$ always has an ovoid. It is not known whether a minimal blocking set of size smaller than $q^2 + q$ (which is not an ovoid) exists in $Q(4,q)$, $q$ odd. We present results on smallest blocking sets in $Q(4,q)$, $q$ od...

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Main Authors: Miroslava Cimráková, Veerle Fack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science 2005-01-01
Series:Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science
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Online Access:https://dmtcs.episciences.org/3466/pdf