Note: The maximum size of the intersection of two ovoids

  • Authors:

  • David K. Butler

  • Affiliations:

  • The University of Adelaide, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In this article we show that the maximum size for the intersection of two distinct ovoids of PG(3,q), q even, is 12q^2+1. This is 12q less than the old bound of 12(q^2+q+2) given by Segre.