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math.CO2025

Nets of conics containing a double line in , even

Nour Alnajjarine, Michel Lavrauw

This paper completes the classification of nets of conics containing at least one double line in for even. This classification contributes to the classificat…

math.CO2025

Linear complete symmetric rank-distance codes

Nour Alnajjarine, Michel Lavrauw

An -linear code of minimum distance is called complete if it is not contained in a larger -linear code of minimum distance . In this paper, we cl…

math.CO2024

Webs and squabs of conics over finite fields

Nour Alnajjarine, Michel Lavrauw

This paper is a contribution towards a solution for the longstanding open problem of classifying linear systems of conics over finite fields initiated by L. E. Dickson in 1908, thr…

math.CO2023

On the geometry of the Hermitian Veronese curve and its quasi-Hermitian surfaces

Michel Lavrauw, Stefano Lia, Francesco Pavese

The complete classification of the orbits on subspaces under the action of the projective stabiliser of (classical) algebraic varieties is a challenging task, and few classificatio…

math.CO2022

A classification of planes intersecting the Veronese surface over finite fields of even order

Nour Alnajjarine, Michel Lavrauw

In this paper we contribute towards the classification of partially symmetric tensors in , even, by classifying planes which intersect…

math.CO2022

Symplectic 4-dimensional semifields of order and

Michel Lavrauw, John Sheekey

We classify symplectic 4-dimensional semifields over , for , thereby extending (and confirming) the previously obtained classifications for . The cl…

math.CO2021

On planar arcs of size

Gülizar Günay, Michel Lavrauw

The subject of this paper is the study of small complete arcs in , for odd, with at least points on a conic. We give a short comprehensive proof of…

math.CO2021

Solids in the space of the Veronese surface in even characteristic

Nour Alnajjarine, Michel Lavrauw, Tomasz Popiel

We classify the orbits of solids in the projective space , even, under the setwise stabiliser of the Veronese surface. For each orbit,…

math.CO2021

On pencils of cubics on the projective line over finite fields of characteristic

Gülizar Günay, Michel Lavrauw

In this paper we study combinatorial invariants of the equivalence classes of pencils of cubics on , for odd and not divisible by 3. These equivalence cla…

math.CO2021

The Tensor Rank of Semifields of Order 16 and 81

Michel Lavrauw, John Sheekey

We determine the tensor rank of all semifields of order 16 over and of all semifields of order 81 over . Our results imply that some semifields of orde…

math.CO2020

Combinatorial invariants for nets of conics in

Michel Lavrauw, Tomasz Popiel, John Sheekey

The problem of classifying linear systems of conics in projective planes dates back at least to Jordan, who classified pencils (one-dimensional systems) of conics over …

math.CO2020★ 5 cited

Nets of conics of rank one in PG(2,q), q odd

Michel Lavrauw, Tomasz Popiel, John Sheekey

We classify nets of conics in Desarguesian projective planes over finite fields of odd order, namely, two-dimensional linear systems of conics containing a repeated line. Our proof…

math.CO2019

Locally repairable codes with high availability based on generalised quadrangles

Michel Lavrauw, Geertrui Van de Voorde

Locally Repairable Codes (LRC's) based on generalised quadrangles were introduced by Pamies-Juarez, Hollmann and Oggier in \cite{PaHoOg2013}, and bounds on the repairability and av…

math.CO2019

Arcs in finite projective spaces

Simeon Ball, Michel Lavrauw

This is an expository article detailing results concerning large arcs in finite projective spaces, which attempts to cover the most relevant results on arcs, simplifying and unifyi…

math.CO2019

Arcs and tensors

Simeon Ball, Michel Lavrauw

To an arc of of size we associate a tensor in , where denotes the Veronese…

math.CO2017★ 2 cited

The symmetric representation of lines in

Michel Lavrauw, Tomasz Popiel

Let be a finite field, an algebraically closed field, or the field of real numbers. Consider the vector space of mat…

math.CO2017

Planar arcs

Simeon Ball, Michel Lavrauw

Let denote the characteristic of , the finite field with elements. We prove that if is odd then an arc of size in the projective plane over ${\ma…

math.CO2016★ 4 cited

Classification of 8-dimensional rank two commutative semifields

Michel Lavrauw, Morgan Rodgers

We classify the rank two commutative semifields which are 8-dimensional over their center . This is done using computational methods utilizing the connection to lin…

math.CO2016★ 9 cited

FinInG: a package for Finite Incidence Geometry

John Bamberg, Anton Betten, Philippe Cara +3

FinInG is a package for computation in Finite Incidence Geometry. It provides users with the basic tools to work in various areas of finite geometry from the realms of projective s…

math.CO2016

Scattered Spaces in Galois Geometry

Michel Lavrauw

This is a survey paper on the theory of scattered spaces in Galois geometry and its applications.

math.CO2016

The BEL-rank of finite semifields

Michel Lavrauw, John Sheekey

In this article we introduce the notion of the BEL-rank of a finite semifield, prove that it is an invariant for the isotopism classes, and give geometric and algebraic interpretat…

math.CO2015

Classification of subspaces in and orbits in

Michel Lavrauw, John Sheekey

This paper contains the classification of the orbits of elements of the tensor product spaces , , under the act…

math.CO2014★ 3 cited

Canonical forms of tensors over the real field, algebraically closed fields, and finite fields

Michel Lavrauw, John Sheekey

We classify the orbits of elements of the tensor product spaces for all finite; real; and algebraically closed fields…

math.CO2014

Subspaces intersecting each element of a regulus in one point, André-Bruck-Bose representation and clubs

Michel Lavrauw, Corrado Zanella

In this paper results are proved with applications to the orbits of -dimensional subspaces disjoint from a regulus $\cR$ of -subspaces in $\PG(2n-1,q)$, with respect…