Prime affine direction conjecture for additive codes

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Let pp be prime. A set of p2p^2 points in the affine space AG(4,p)\mathrm{AG}(4,p) is said to determine all points of a projective line if its determined directions contain every point of that line.

Prime affine direction conjecture.

(i) Every set of p2 points of AG(4,p) determines all points of some line of PG(3,p).(ii) Consequently, every extendable additive (n,2,d)p2/p-code admits an additive extension.\begin{aligned} &\text{(i) Every set of }p^2\text{ points of }\mathrm{AG}(4,p)\text{ determines all points of some line of }\mathrm{PG}(3,p).\\ &\text{(ii) Consequently, every extendable additive }(n,2,d)_{p^2/p}\text{-code admits an additive extension.} \end{aligned}

The geometric assertion is intended to imply the coding-theoretic assertion. The paper notes that the corresponding extension property is known in some small cases and fails for broader additive-code families, leaving the prime case unresolved.

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Primary source

Tim Alderson, “On the Maximality of Additive Codes”, arXiv:2607.22297 (2026).

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