Automorphisms of Association Schemes of Quadratic Forms over a Finite Field of Characteristic Two

Let X_n denote the set of quadratic forms in n variables over a finite field F_q of characteristic 2, and X_n the association scheme on X_n by defining the relations with respect to the type of quadratic forms. We prove that every automorphism of X_n is of the form X P^tXP + Y for all X X_n, where P GL_n(F_q), is an automorphism of F_q, and Y X_n.2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 05E30Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10271039), Hobei Natural Science Foundation (102132) and Hebei Education Committee.