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The first infinite family of hyperovals of the Hermitian generalized quadrangle arising from \({{\mathcal H}(4,q^2), q}\) even, is constructed. Alternative geometric descriptions of the known hyperovals of \({{\mathcal H}(5,4)}\) are given.
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Cossidente, A., Marino, G. Hyperovals of Hermitian polar spaces. Des. Codes Cryptogr. 64, 309–314 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-011-9579-9
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