Directional dichotomy conjecture for sets of size p in finite affine 3-space

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Let AFp3A\subseteq\mathbb{F}_p^3 be a set with A=p|A|=p. A determined direction is a direction of a line passing through at least two points of AA. Directional dichotomy for sets of size pp. Either AA is contained in a plane, or AA determines at least p+1p+1 directions, possibly at least p+2p+2 directions. The source explicitly says that it is not yet known whether this statement is true or false, and notes that the stronger p+2p+2 alternative is the version used in combination with the strong cylinder conjecture.

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Gergely Kiss, Ádám Markó, Zoltán Lóránt Nagy and Gábor Somlai, “Cylinder type and p-divisible sets in F_p^3”, arXiv:2601.09910 (2026).

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