Epimorphisms of Generalized Polygons Part 1: Geometrical Characterizations

Designs, Codes, and Cryptography

Volumn 21, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 99-111

  Gramlich, Ralf ^a   Van Maldeghem, Hendrik ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epimorphism; Generalized polygon; Homomorphism; Ovoid; Quotient geometry; Spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347372739     PISSN: 09251022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008335627326     Document Type: Article

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