On the generalized twisted field planes of characteristic 2 (Q1900065)

The authors extend two of their results previously presented [the authors, Arch. Math. 63, No. 1, 17-22 (1994; Zbl 0803.51005) and the first author, Geom. Dedicata 50, 205-216 (1994; Zbl 0807.51007)]\ to semifield planes of characteristic 2. First, considering that \(\pi\) is a non-Desarguesian semifield plane of order \(2^n\neq 2^6\), where \(n>4\), and \(G\) is an autotopism group of \(\pi\) relative to an autotopism triangle \(\Delta\) such that the group \(\overline {G}\) induced by \(G\) on the line at infinity has an element of order \((2^k-1) [(2^n- 1)/ (2^m- 1)]\) for some integers \(k\), \(m\) where \(k\geq 2\), \(k\mid m\), \(m\mid n\), and \(m\neq n\), it is shown that \(\pi\) is a generalized twisted field plane, except possibly when \(n=2m\) (Theorem 1). Second, considering that \(\pi\) is a non-Desarguesian semifield plane of the same order as above and \(G\) is an autotopism group of \(\pi\) relative to an autotopism triangle \(\Delta\) such that the group \(\overline {G}\) induced by \(G\) on a side of \(\Delta\) is transitive on the non-vertex points of that side it is also proved that \(\pi\) is a generalized twisted field plane (Theorem 2). Some consequences are included and discussed, as well.