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Nilpotent Singer Groups

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let NN be a nilpotent group normal in a group GG. Suppose that GG acts transitively upon the points of a finite non-Desarguesian projective plane P\mathcal{P}. We prove that, if P\mathcal{P} has square order, then NN must act semi-regularly on P\mathcal{P}. In addition we prove that if a finite non-Desarguesian projective plane P\mathcal{P} admits more than one nilpotent group which is regular on the points of P\mathcal{P} then P\mathcal{P} has non-square order and the automorphism group of P\mathcal{P} has odd order.

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@article{arxiv.math/0606247,
  title  = {Nilpotent Singer Groups},
  author = {Nick Gill},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0606247},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages