Tight sets and m-ovoids of finite polar spaces

Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1293-1314

  Bamberg, John ^a   Kelly, Shane ^a   Law, Maska ^a   Penttila, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egg; m Ovoid; m System; Tight set

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547145719     PISSN: 00973165     EISSN: 10960899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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