Poncelet triangles and tetragons over finite fields

In the projective plane over a finite field of characteristic not equal to 2, we compute the probability that a randomly selected pair of distinct conics $(\mathscr{A},\mathscr{B})$, with $\mathscr{A}$ smooth or singular and $\mathscr{B}$ smooth, in a fixed pencil of conics will admit a triangle or a tetragon inscribed in $\mathscr{A}$ and circumscribed about $\mathscr{B}$. We do this for all pencils, classified up to projective automorphism, with at least one smooth conic; effectively allowing the case where our conic pairs intersect non-transversally.

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Finite Fields and Their Applications
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2026-02-26
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ffa.2026.102815
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Mathematics and Applications
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Poncelet triangles and tetragons over finite fields

Ruzzel Ragas, Milena Radnović
Finite Fields and Their Applications
Mathematics and Applications
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Poncelet triangles and tetragons over finite fields

Ruzzel Ragas, Milena Radnović
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Abstract

In the projective plane over a finite field of characteristic not equal to 2, we compute the probability that a randomly selected pair of distinct conics $(\mathscr{A},\mathscr{B})$, with $\mathscr{A}$ smooth or singular and $\mathscr{B}$ smooth, in a fixed pencil of conics will admit a triangle or a tetragon inscribed in $\mathscr{A}$ and circumscribed about $\mathscr{B}$. We do this for all pencils, classified up to projective automorphism, with at least one smooth conic; effectively allowing the case where our conic pairs intersect non-transversally.

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