The eight dimensional ovoids over GF(5)

Charnes, C.; Dempwolff, U.

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-00-01191-1

The eight dimensional ovoids over GF(5)
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Abstract:

In this article we outline a computer assisted classification of the ovoids in an orthogonal space of the type $\Omega ^{+}(8,5)$.

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