A tube (resp. an oval tube) in PG(3, q) is a pair T = {L, L}, where {L} L is a collection of mutually disjoint lines of PG(3, q) such that for each plane of PG(3, q) containing L...
We prove the non-existence of maximal partial spreads of size 76 in PG(3, 9). Relying on the classification of the minimal blocking sets of size 15 in PG(2, 9) [22], we show that ...
Every symplectic spread of PG(3, q), or equivalently every ovoid of Q(4, q), is shown to give a certain family of permutation polynomials of GF(q) and conversely. This leads to an...
We classify the minimal blocking sets of size 15 in PG(2, 9). We show that the only examples are the projective triangle and the sporadic example arising from the secants to the u...