On a class of partial planes related to biplanes (Q506948)

An antipodal plane is a partial plane such that every point or line \(x\) has exactly one antipode \(x^{*}\) which cannot be joint to \(x\) or does not intersect with \(x\), respectively. Thus, \(^{*}\) induces a map on points and on lines. The antipodal plane is called regular if this map is a collineation. Identifying all elements with their antipodes gives a biplane as a quotient structure. So far only two examples of finite regular antipodal planes seem to be known. Bruck-Ryser-type arguments exclude many possibilities. The author gives a free construction for regular antipodal planes (which are of course infinite). A modification also leads to non regular examples. In a central section, the author introduces coordinates in the spirit of Hall's ternary rings. In a final section, a condition comparable with Fano's is discussed. A free construction of the coordinate structure gives examples.