Planar ternary rings with zero of translation, Moufang and Desarguesian planes (Q1060695): Difference between revisions

In this paper the algebraic properties of planar ternary rings with zero (PTRZ's) of translation, Moufang and Desarguesian planes are given. The main theorems are as follows: Let \((S,<>)\) be a coordinatizing PTRZ of a projective plane \(\pi\) relative to the reference points X, Y, 0. Theorem 1. \(\pi\) is a translation plane with respect to XY if and only if \((S,<>)\) satisfies \(A)\quad <a,m,b>=a.m+b.\) B) \((S,+)\) is a group. C) \(c\in S\) determined by \(am+bm=cm\) for a,b\(\in S\), \(m\in S^*\) is independent of m. Theorem \(2: \pi\) is a Moufang plane if and only if \((S,<>)\) satisfies A), B), C) and D) \(c\in S\) determined by \(ma+mb=mc\) for a,b\(\in S\), \(m\in S^*\) is independent of m. Theorem 3. \(\pi\) is a Desarguesian plane if and only if \((S,<.>)\) satisfies A), B), C), D) and F) \(c\in S\) determined by \(am=c(d\setminus bm)\) or \(a,b,d,m\in S^*\) is independent of m. (For \(a=0\); \(b,d,m\in S^*\) the condition is trivially satisfied with \(c=0.)\)