Ovoids and spreads of the generalized hexagon H(3)

Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 305, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 299-311

  De Wispelaere, A ^a   Huizinga, J ^b   Van Maldeghem, H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GAB; Generalized hexagon; Ovoids; Spread

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GAB; GENERALIZED HEXAGON; OVOIDS; SPREAD;

LINEAR ALGEBRA;

EID: 28544431703     PISSN: 0012365X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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