<h4>2.1 <span class="Heading">A conic of
<span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{PG}(2,8)\)</span>
</span></h4>
<p>Consider the three-dimensional vector space <span class="SimpleMath">\(V\)</span> over the finite field <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{GF}(8)\)</span> , and consider the following quadratic polynomial in 3 variables:</p>
<p class="center">\[x_1^2+x_2x_3.\]</p>
<p>Then this polynomial defines a quadratic form on <span class="SimpleMath">\(V\)</span> and the zeros form a <em>conic</em> of the associated projective plane. So in particular, our quadratic form defines a degenerate parabolic quadric of Witt Index 1. We will see now how we can use <strong class="pkg">Forms</strong> to view this example.</p>
<div class="example"><pre>
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">gf := GF(8);</span>
GF(2^3)
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">vec := gf^3;</span>
( GF(2^3)^3 )
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">r := PolynomialRing( gf, 3);</span>
PolynomialRing(..., [ x_1, x_2, x_3 ])
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">poly := r.1^2 + r.2 * r.3;</span>
x_1^2+x_2*x_3
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">form := QuadraticFormByPolynomial( poly, r );</span>
< quadratic form >
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">Display( form );</span>
Quadratic form
Gram Matrix:
1 . .
. . 1
. . .
Polynomial: x_1^2+x_2*x_3
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">IsDegenerateForm( form );</span>
#I Testing degeneracy of the *associated bilinear form*
true
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">IsSingularForm( form );</span>
false
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">WittIndex( form );</span>
1
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">IsParabolicForm( form );</span>
true
<span class="GAPprompt">gap></span> <span class="GAPinput">RadicalOfForm( form );</span>
<vector space over GF(2^3), with 0 generators>
</pre></div>
<p>Now our conic is stabilised by a group isomorphic to <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{GO}(3,8)\)</span>, but which is not identical to the group returned by the GAP command <code class="code">GO(3,8)</code>. However, our conic is the canonical conic given in <strong class="pkg">Forms</strong>.</p>
<h4>2.2 <span class="Heading">A form for
<span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{W}(5,3)\)</span></span></h4>
<p>The symplectic polar space <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{W}(5,q)\)</span> is defined by an alternating reflexive bilinear form on the six-dimensional vector space over the finite field <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{GF}(q)\)</span>. Any invertible <span class="SimpleMath">\(6 \times 6\)</span> matrix <span class="SimpleMath">\(A\)</span> which satisfies <span class="SimpleMath">\(A+A^T=0\)</span> is a candidate for the Gram matrix of a symplectic polarity. The canonical form we adopt in <strong class="pkg">Forms</strong> for an alternating form is</p>
<h4>2.3 <span class="Heading">What is the form preserved by this group?</span></h4>
<p>Here we start with a matrix group which is available in GAP, namely <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{GO}(5,5)\)</span>. We then conjugate this group by an element of <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{GL}(5,5)\)</span>, and then we find the forms left invariant by this copy of <span class="SimpleMath">\(\mathrm{GO}(5,5)\)</span> (which we expect to be a symmetric bilinear form).</p>
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