Abstract
Consider a set of n points on a plane. A line containing exactly 3 out of the n points is called a 3-rich line. The classical orchard problem asks for a configuration of the n points on the plane that maximizes the number of 3-rich lines. In this note, using the group law in elliptic curves over finite fields, we exhibit several (infinitely many) group models for orchards wherein the number of 3-rich lines agrees with the expected number given by Green-Tao (or, Burr, Grünbaum and Sloane) formula for the maximum number of lines. We also show, using elliptic curves over finite fields, that there exist infinitely many point-line configurations with the number of 3-rich lines exceeding the expected number given by Green-Tao formula by two, and this is the only other optimal possibility besides the case when the number of 3-rich lines agrees with the Green-Tao formula.
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