Imbrex geometries

DOI10.1016/J.JCTA.2014.04.007MaRDI QIDQ406577zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jeroen Schillewaert, Hendrik Van Maldeghem

Publication date 8 September 2014

Published in Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.3304

zbMATH Keywords

Freudenthal-Tits magic squareHjelmslev-Moufang planeparapolar space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of finite geometries (05B25) Ring geometry (Hjelmslev, Barbilian, etc.) (51C05)

Abstract: We introduce an axiom on strong parapolar spaces of diameter 2, which arises naturally in the framework of Hjelmslev geometries. This way, we characterize the Hjelmslev-Moufang plane and its relatives (line Grassmannians, certain half-spin geometries and Segre geometries). At the same time we provide a more general framework for a Lemma of Cohen, which is widely used to study parapolar spaces. As an application, if the geometries are embedded in projective space, we provide a common characterization of (projections of) Segre varieties, line Grassmann varieties, half-spin varieties of low rank, and the exceptional variety $mathcal{E}_{6,1}$ by means of a local condition on tangent spaces.

Review text

The authors take the following which arises naturally in the framework of Hjelmslev geometries as an axiom: Let \(x\) be a point not neighboring points \(y_1,y_2\). Then there are unique lines \(L_i\) joining \(x\) and \(y_i\), \(i=1,2\), and \(L_1\) is a neighbor of \(L_2\).NEWLINENEWLINEThey characterize the Hjelmslev-Moufang plane and its relatives (line Grassmannians, certain half-spin geometries and Segre geometries). They provide a more general framework for a lemma of Cohen from the study of parapolar spaces. They provide a common characterization of projections of Segre varieties, line Grassmann varieties, half spin varieties of low rank and the exceptional variety \(E_{6,1}\) by means of a local condition on tangent spaces, when the geometries are embedded in a projective space.

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