Finite Moufang generalized quadrangles (Q1040257): Difference between revisions

In 2002, the full classification of generalized polygons appeared [in \textit{J. Tits} and \textit{R. M. Weiss}, Moufang polygons. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Berlin: Springer (2002; Zbl 1010.20017)]. In this paper it are reviewed some equivalent Moufang conditions for (finite) generalized quadrangles and the geometric classification in the finite case. Let \(\mathcal S\) be a GQ. An apartment is an ordinary quadrangle in \(\mathcal S\). It consists of four points and four lines forming a closed path of length 8 in the incidence graph of \(\mathcal S\). A root is a path of length 4 in the incidence graph. Hence a root contains either two points and three lines or three points and two lines (and in last case we will say dual root). A root without its extreme lines is called a panel, more precisely, the interior panel of the root. The definition of dual panel is dual. Let \(\mathcal S\) be a GQ with full collineation group \(G\). Let \(\pi\) be a panel. Then we say that \(\pi\) has the Moufang property (\(\pi\) is a Moufang panel) if for some root \(\alpha\) with interior \(\pi\) the group \(G^{[\pi]}\) of colineations (called root elations, and, dually, dual root elations) fixing every element incident with some element of \(\pi\) transitively acts on the set of apartments containing \(\alpha\). If every panel and every dual panel is Moufang, then we say that \(\mathcal S\) is Moufang GQ. Theorem 3.5. Let \(\mathcal S\) be a thick finite generalized quadrangle. Then the following conditions are equivalent: (a) the Moufang condition; (b) the 3-Moufang condition; (c) the 2-Moufang condition; (d) the half Moufang condition; (e) the Fong-Seitz condition; (f) the half 2-Moufang condition; (g) every point is an elation point; (h) up to duality, every pair of opposite points is a transitive pair.