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Forq an odd prime power, and 1<n<q, the Desarguesian planePG(2,q) does not contain an(nq−q+n,n)-arc.
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Ball, S., Blokhuis, A. & Mazzocca, F. Maximal arcs in Desarguesian planes of odd order do not exist. Combinatorica 17, 31–41 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01196129
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