A combinatorial approach to the known projective planes of order nine

František Knoflíček

Mathematica Bohemica (1995)

  • Volume: 120, Issue: 4, page 347-366
  • ISSN: 0862-7959

Abstract

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A combinatorial characterization of finite projective planes using strongly canonical forms of incidence matrices is presented. The corresponding constructions are applied to known projective planes of order 9. As a result a new description of the Hughes plane of order nine is obtained.

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Knoflíček, František. "A combinatorial approach to the known projective planes of order nine." Mathematica Bohemica 120.4 (1995): 347-366. <http://eudml.org/doc/247798>.

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