An identification theorem for groups of finite Morley rank and even type. (Q1406753)

The paper contains a construction of a definable BN-pair in a simple group of finite Morley rank and even type with a system of 2-local parabolic subgroups satisfying certain properties. An analogue of the result for finite groups was published by R.~Niles in 1982. Together with a result of \textit{L.~Kramer}, \textit{K.~Tent} and \textit{H.~Van Maldeghem} [Isr. J. Math. 109, 189-224 (1999; Zbl 0933.20020)] the construction implies that the group under consideration is a simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2. This is the last step in the programme of classification of simple groups of finite Morley rank and even type where the final result (to appear in a forthcoming paper of T.~Altınel, A.~Borovik, and G.~Cherlin) is as follows: A simple \(K^*\)-group of even type is an algebraic group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2.