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Veldkamp quadrangles and polar spaces

Combinatorics 2021-07-14 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Veldkamp polygons are certain graphs Γ=(V,E)\Gamma=(V,E) such that for each vVv\in V, Γv\Gamma_v is endowed with a symmetric anti-reflexive relation v\equiv_v. These relations are all trivial if and only if Γ\Gamma is a thick generalized polygon. A Veldkamp polygon is called flat if no two vertices have the same set of vertices that are opposite in a natural sense. We explore the connection between Veldkamp quadrangles and polar spaces. Using this connection, we give the complete classification of flat Veldkamp quadrangles in which some but not all of the relations v\equiv_v are trivial.

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@article{arxiv.2107.05875,
  title  = {Veldkamp quadrangles and polar spaces},
  author = {Richard M. Weiss and Bernhard Mühlherr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.05875},
  year   = {2021}
}

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27 pages

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