Another proof of Segre’s theorem about ovals

Abstract In 1955 B. Segre showed that any oval in a projective plane over a finite field of odd order is a conic. We give another proof of this theorem.

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Advances in Geometry
Published
2025-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1515/advgeom-2025-0012
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Mathematics and Applications
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Another proof of Segre’s theorem about ovals

Peter Müller
Advances in Geometry
Mathematics and Applications
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Another proof of Segre’s theorem about ovals

Peter Müller
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Abstract In 1955 B. Segre showed that any oval in a projective plane over a finite field of odd order is a conic. We give another proof of this theorem.

Advances in GeometryVol. 25(2)
University of Würzburg (DE)
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