ISSN:
1572-9168
Keywords:
51E20
;
Buekenhout-Metz unitals
;
classical unitals
;
Baer sublines
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract We give a characterization of the Buekenhout-Metz unitals in PG(2, q 2), in the cases that q is even or q=3, in terms of the secant lines through a single point of the unital. With the addition of extra conditions, we obtain further characterizations of Buekenhout-Metz unitals in PG(2, q 2), for all q. As an application, we show that the dual of a Buekenhout-Metz unital in PG(2, q 2) is a Buekenhout-Metz unital.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00181524
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