Combinatorial problems in finite geometry and lacunary polynomials

2003/04/28 by Aart Blokhuis
Mathematics · #math.CO #msc:05

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published as Proceedings of the ICM, Beijing 2002, vol. 3, 537--546

arxiv created 2003/04/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

We describe some combinatorial problems in finite projective planes and indicate how Rédei's theory of lacunary polynomials can be applied to them.

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