The automorphism group of Payne derived generalized quadrangles (Q2642047)

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The automorphism group of Payne derived generalized quadrangles
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    The automorphism group of Payne derived generalized quadrangles (English)
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    20 August 2007
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    If \(Q\) is a generalized quadrangle of order \(s \geq 2\) having a regular point, then by a construction of Payne, a new generalized quadrangle \(P(Q,x)\) of order \((s-1,s+1)\) can be obtained. In the paper under review the authors prove that if \(Q\) is a generalized quadrangle \(Q\) of order \(s \geq 5\), \(s\) odd, with a center of symmetry \(x\), then every automorphism of \(P(Q,x)\) is induced by an automorphism of \(Q\) fixing \(x\).
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    generalized quadrangle
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    Payne derivation
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    center of symmetry
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    regular point
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