The universal embedding of the near polygon \(\mathbb G_n\) (Q2372883)

In a previous paper [Bull. Belg. Math. Soc. - Simon Stevin 10, No. 4, 561--577 (2003; Zbl 1115.51002)], the author constructed a family of near polygons \(\mathbb G_ n\), \(n \geq 2\), which are embedded in the dual polar space \(DH(2n-1,4)\) associated with a hermitian form in a \(2n\)-dimensional vector space over GF(4). In the present paper he shows that the absolute universal embedding of \(\mathbb G _ n\) over GF(2) is induced by the Grassmann embedding of \(DH(2n-1,4)\). The generating and embedding rank of \(\mathbb G _ n\) are both equal to \(2n \choose n\).