On translation planes of order \(q^ 2\) that admit a group of order \(q^ 2(q-1)\); Bartolone's theorem (Q2266442): Difference between revisions

\textit{C. Bartolone} [Ann. Discrete Math. 18, 37-53 (1983; Zbl 0541.51006)] investigated translation planes of dimension 2 over their kernel \(K=GF(q)\) with a collineation group F of order \(q^ 2(q-1)\) fixing a point V on the line \(\ell_{\infty}\) and acting faithfully as a Frobenius group on \(\ell_{\infty}-\{V\}.\) He showed that such a plane is either a semifield plane, a Lüneburg-Tits plane, a Walker plane, or a Betten plane. The present article shows that the theorem is still true if it is only assumed that the group F induces on \(\ell_{\infty}^ a \)permutation group fixing V and having order \(q^ 2(q-1).\) An interesting problem, not considered by the authors, is the question of what occurs if the restriction on the dimension is relaxed.