Abstract
Rosati [16] constructed an oval in any regular nearfield plane of dimension 2 over its center. We give a characterization of the Rosati oval.
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Korchmáros, G., Sonnino, A. Hyperbolic Ovals in Finite Planes. Designs, Codes and Cryptography 32, 239–249 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DESI.0000029227.72102.ed
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