On blocking sets in projective Hjelmslev planes

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February 2007, 1(1): 65-81. doi: 10.3934/amc.2007.1.65

On blocking sets in projective Hjelmslev planes

1.	Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl. 8, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Received April 2006 Revised August 2006 Published January 2007

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A $(k, n)$-blocking multiset in the projective Hjelmslev plane PHG($R^3_R$) is defined as a multiset $\mathfrak K$ with $\mathfrak K(\mathcal P) = k$, $\mathfrak K(l) \geq n$ for any line $l$ and $\mathfrak K(l_0) = n$ for at least one line $l_0$. In this paper, we investigate blocking sets in projective Hjelmslev planes over chain rings $R$ with $|R| = q^m, R$∕rad$R \cong \mathbb F_q, q = p^r, p$ prime. We prove that for a $(k, n)$-blocking multiset with $1 \leq n \leq q, k \geq n$q^m-1$(q+1)$. The image of a $(n$q^m-1$(q +1), n)$-blocking multiset with $n <$char$R$ under the the canonical map $\pi^{(1)}$ is ''sum of lines''. In particular, the smallest $(k, 1)$-blocking set is the characteristic function of a line and its cardinality is $k =$q^m-1$(q + 1)$. We prove that if $R$ has a subring $S$ with $\sqrt R$ elements that is a chain ring such that $R$ is free over $S$ then the subplane PHG($S^3_S$) is an irreducible $1$-blocking set in PHG($R^3_R$). Corollaries are derived for chain rings with $|R| = q^2, R$∕rad$R \cong \mathbb F_q$.
In case of chain rings $R$ with $|R| = q^2, R$∕rad$R \cong \mathbb F_q$ and $n = 1$, we prove that the size of the second smallest irreducible $(k, 1)$-blocking set is $q^2 + q + 1$. We classify all blocking sets with this cardinality. It turns out that if char$R = p$ there exist (up to isomorphism) two such sets; if char$R = p^2$ the irreducible $(q^2 + q + 1, 1)$-blocking set is unique. We introduce a class of irreducible $(q^2 + q + s, 1)$ blocking sets for every $s \in {1, \cdots , q + 1}$. Finally, we discuss briefly the codes over $\mathbb F_q$ obtained from certain blocking sets.

Keywords: blocking set, affine Hjelmslev plane, chain rings, linear codes over finite chain rings., arcs, Projective Hjelmslev plane, Galois rings.

Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 51E26, 51E21, 51E22; Secondary: 94B0.

Citation: Ivan Landjev. On blocking sets in projective Hjelmslev planes. Advances in Mathematics of Communications, 2007, 1 (1) : 65-81. doi: 10.3934/amc.2007.1.65

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