Searching for maximal partial ovoids and spreads in generalized quadrangles

Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 697-705

  Cimráková, Miroslava ^a   Fack, Veerle ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 33745821597     PISSN: 13701444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.36045/bbms/1136902607     Document Type: Article

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