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Sets of type \((q+2,n)\) in PG(3, q)

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We prove that if K is a set of type \((q+2,n)\) with \(n>q+2\) in PG(3, q), then \(n=2q+2\).

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  1. Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, 1 (Monteluco di Roio), 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

    Stefano Innamorati, Mauro Zannetti & Fulvio Zuanni

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Innamorati, S., Zannetti, M. & Zuanni, F. Sets of type \((q+2,n)\) in PG(3, q). J. Geom. 114, 22 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-023-00684-4

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