A short proof of Rudnev's point-plane incidence bound

Abstract

In this note we give a shortened proof of a theorem of Rudnev, which bounds the number of incidences between points and planes over an arbitrary field. Rudnev's proof uses a map that goes via the four-dimensional Klein quadric to a three-dimensional space, where it applies a bound of Guth and Katz on intersection points of lines. We describe a simple geometric map that directly sends point-plane incidences to line-line intersections in space, allowing us to reprove Rudnev's theorem with fewer technicalities.

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