Flag-transitivity in shadow geometries (Q1315380)

This paper, which is a continuation of the second author's work in ibid., 17-34 (1994; see the paper above) (but it can be read independently -- apart from some definitions) studies basically flag transitive shadow geometries. Let \(\Gamma\) be a residually connected and firm geometry of finite rank and let \(sh_ J(\Gamma)\) be the \(J\)-shadow geometry (for given subset \(J\) of types). The paper under review nails down the possibilities for the basic diagram of \(\Gamma\) in case \(sh_ J(\Gamma)\) inherits a flag-transitive group from the geometry \(\Gamma\). As a result, it is shown that under the same conditions the full type-preserving automorphism group of \(sh_ J(\Gamma)\) is inherited from \(\Gamma\). The proofs are very elementary and short. Twenty examples make the largest contribution to the paper, but it is convenient to have them collected at one place like that.