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A finite field is a field with a finite number of elements. For each prime power $q^k$, there is a unique (up to isomorphism) finite field with $q^k$ elements. Up to isomorphism, these are the only finite fields.

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Applications of small Kakeya sets over finite fields

I became interested in Kakeya sets because they have the interesting property that a Kakeya set in a projective plane cannot be a subset of a blocking set, and with the exception of the full plane wit …
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Dual of blocking sets in finite geometry

The trivial bound $m=q+1$ mentioned in the case where $n=2$ is actually true for all $n$ by simple counting: a set of $k$ hyperplanes contains at most $kq^{n-1}+q^{n-2}+\ldots+1$ points, since the "fi …
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