On curves covered by the Hermitian curve

1998/03/09 by A. Cossidente, G. Korchmaros, F. Torres
Mathematics · #math.AG #msc:11G20 #msc:11G #msc:11 #msc:14G15 #msc:14G #msc:14

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published as J. Algebra 216 (1999) 56--76 · 18 pages, Latex2e

arxiv created 1998/03/09 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

For each proper divisor d of (r²-r+1), r being a power of a prime, maximal curves over a finite field with r² elements covered by the Hermitian curve of genus 1/2((r²-r+1)/d-1) are constructed.

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