Linear groups as right multiplication groups of quasifields (Q2249652)

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Linear groups as right multiplication groups of quasifields
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    Linear groups as right multiplication groups of quasifields (English)
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    3 July 2014
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    Translation planes are related to quasifields, besides it is not a one to one correspondence. The right multiplication group of a quasifield is a linear group acting transitively on the nontrivial vectors of a vectorspace. Finite transitive linear groups have been determined by \textit{C. Hering} [Geom. Dedicata 2, 425--460 (1974; Zbl 0292.20045); J. Algebra 93, 151--164 (1985; Zbl 0583.20003)] and \textit{M. Liebeck} [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. 54, 57--72 (1995)]. There are four families and 27 exceptional examples. This paper deals with the exceptional groups and gives a classification of those quasifield whose right multiplication group is one of the exceptional groups.
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    quasifield
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    right multiplication group
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    translation plane
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    autotopism
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    loop
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