The maximum size of a partial spread in H (5, q2) is q3 + 1

Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 761-768

  De Beule, J ^a   Metsch, K ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hermitian variety; Polar space; Spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847289831     PISSN: 00973165     EISSN: 10960899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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