Classification of 8-dimensional rank two commutative semifields

Michel Lavrauw, Morgan Rodgers

Published 2016-06-20Version 1

We classify the rank two commutative semifields which are 8-dimensional over their center $\mathbb{F}_{q}$. This is done using computational methods utilizing the connection to linear sets in $\mathrm{PG}(2,q^{4})$. We then apply our methods to complete the classification of rank two commutative semifields which are 10-dimensional over $\mathbb{F}_{3}$. The implications of these results are detailed for other geometric structures such as semifield flocks, ovoids of parabolic quadrics, and eggs.