Epimorphisms of partial geometries onto generalized quadrangles (Q1124114)

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Epimorphisms of partial geometries onto generalized quadrangles
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    Epimorphisms of partial geometries onto generalized quadrangles (English)
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    It is well known that a homomorphism from a finite projective plane onto another must be an isomorphism unless it is trivial. (There is only one image point.) A generalized quadrangle is a kind of ``partial geometry''. The authors prove that there is no proper epimorphism from a partial geometry onto a generalized quadrangle.
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    generalized quadrangle
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    partial geometry
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    epimorphism
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