Compact Ovoids in Quadrangles I: Geometric Constructions

Geometriae Dedicata

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-300

  Kramer, Linus ^a   Van Maldeghem, Hendrik ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Generalized quadrangles; Ovoids; Spreads

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009924394     PISSN: 00465755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005236017364     Document Type: Article

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