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Ovoids ofPG(3, 16) are elliptic quadrics

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It is proved, with the aid of a computer, that in PG(3,16) the only ovoids are the elliptic quadrics.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The University of Western Australia, 6009, Nedlands, W.A., Australia

    Christine M. O'Keefe & Tim Penttila

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The first author acknowledges the support of an ARC Research Fellowship.

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O'Keefe, C.M., Penttila, T. Ovoids ofPG(3, 16) are elliptic quadrics. J Geom 38, 95–106 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01222898

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