Title
On the Geometry of Hermitian Matrices of Order Three Over Finite Fields
Abstract
Some geometry of Hermitian matrices of order three over GF(q2) is studied. The variety coming from rank 2 matrices is a cubic hypersurface M73of PG(8,q ) whose singular points form a variety H corresponding to all rank 1 Hermitian matrices. BesideM73 turns out to be the secant variety of H. We also define the Hermitian embedding of the point-set of PG(2, q2) whose image is exactly the variety H. It is a cap and it is proved that PGL(3, q2) is a subgroup of all linear automorphisms of H. Further, the Hermitian lifting of a collineation of PG(2, q2) is defined. By looking at the point orbits of such lifting of a Singer cycle of PG(2, q2) new mixed partitions of PG(8,q ) into caps and linear subspaces are given.
Year
DOI
Venue
2001
10.1006/eujc.2001.0549
European Journal of Combinatorics
Keywords
Field
DocType
singular point,hermitian matrices,finite field
Combinatorics,Secant variety,Matrix (mathematics),Automorphism,Linear subspace,Hypersurface,Hermitian function,Geometry,Hermitian matrix,Collineation,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
22
8
0195-6698
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.75
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
antonio cossidente115743.94
Alessandro Siciliano2215.76