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A lower bound on the minimum degree of the plane algebraic curves containing every point in a large point-set \(\mathcal{K}\) of the Desarguesian plane PG(2,q) is obtained. The case where \(\mathcal{K}\) is a maximal (k,n)-arc is considered in greater depth.
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Aguglia, A., Giuzzi, L. & Korchmáros, G. Algebraic curves and maximal arcs. J Algebr Comb 28, 531–544 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10801-008-0122-7
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