Mutual position of two smooth quadrics over finite fields

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Main Authors: Asgarli, Shamil, Yip, Chi Hoi
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author Asgarli, Shamil
Yip, Chi Hoi
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Yip, Chi Hoi
contents Given two irreducible conics $C$ and $D$ over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ with $q$ odd, we show that there are $q^2/4+O(q^{3/2})$ points $P$ in $\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{F}_q)$ such that $P$ is external to $C$ and internal to $D$. This answers a question of Korchmáros. We also prove the analogous result for higher-dimensional smooth quadric hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{P}^{n-1}$ with $n$ odd, where the answer is $q^{n-1}/4+O(q^{n-\frac{3}{2}})$.
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spellingShingle Mutual position of two smooth quadrics over finite fields
Asgarli, Shamil
Yip, Chi Hoi
Algebraic Geometry
Combinatorics
Number Theory
Primary: 51E15, 14G15, Secondary: 15A63, 14J70, 11T24
Given two irreducible conics $C$ and $D$ over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ with $q$ odd, we show that there are $q^2/4+O(q^{3/2})$ points $P$ in $\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{F}_q)$ such that $P$ is external to $C$ and internal to $D$. This answers a question of Korchmáros. We also prove the analogous result for higher-dimensional smooth quadric hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{P}^{n-1}$ with $n$ odd, where the answer is $q^{n-1}/4+O(q^{n-\frac{3}{2}})$.
title Mutual position of two smooth quadrics over finite fields
topic Algebraic Geometry
Combinatorics
Number Theory
Primary: 51E15, 14G15, Secondary: 15A63, 14J70, 11T24
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.06754