On the Klein-Kroll types of flat Minkowski planes (Q2474156)

According to the Klein-Kroll classification of discrete Minkowski planes 32 different types of planes are possible. Among these types the author identifies those 14 types which are possible for flat Minkowski planes \(\mathcal M\): To this end, the author examines (i) \(q\)-translations, where \(q\) is a point of \(\mathcal M\) (ii) \(G\)-translations, \(G\) a parallel class of \(\mathcal M\), (iii) \((p,q)\)-homotheties, where \(p\) and \(q\) are two non-parallel points of \(\mathcal M\). His results are: (i) For the set \(Z\) of points \(q\) which induce transitive \(q\)-translations in the derived affine plane \({\mathcal A}_q\), \textit{M. Klein} and \textit{H.-J. Kroll} [J. Geom. 36, 99--108 (1989; Zbl 0694.51005] identified types I to VII. The author shows that types V and VI are not possible for flat Minkowski planes. (ii) Six types A, B, \dots, F of \(G\)-transitivity are known to be possible, [loc. cit.]. The author proves (Prop. 4.4) that type \(E\) is not possible. Combining (i) and (ii) gives 10 types of Minkowski planes, cf. Theorem (4.12) in [loc.cit.], of which only the 7 types I.A, I.B, I.D, II.A, III.C, IV.A and VII.F are possible for flat Minkowski planes (Prop. 4.6).+ (iii) According to \textit{M. Klein} [J. Geom. 43, 116--128 (1992; Zbl 0746.51009)] there are 23 situations 1, 2, \dots, 23, which may occur with respect to \((p,q)\)-transitivity in a Minkowski plane; but only 9 of these are possible in a flat Minkowski plane (Prop. 5.6). Combining these results gives 32 possible types in general, and the author's main result (Theorem 5.8) that all flat Minkowski planes must be of the following 14 Klein-Kroll-types: I.A.1, A.2, A.3, B.1, B.10, B.11, D.1, II.A.1, A.15, III.C.1, C.18, C.19, IV.A.1, VII.F.23. In some of these cases there is only one family of flat Minkowski planes up to isomorphism (Prop. 5.9). For instance, planes of type VII.F.23 are classical, planes of type III.C.18 are certain planes defined by \textit{R. Artzy} and \textit{H. Groh} [J. Geom. 26, 1--20 (1986; Zbl 0598.51004)], and planes of III.C.19 must be Hartmann planes [cf. \textit{E. Hartmann}, Geom. Dedicata 10, 155--159 (1981; Zbl 0454.51004)]. Examples for all other types, except II.A.15, are given.