On the generation of some embeddable GF(2) geometries (Q5929976)

The generating rank of an incidence structure \(({\mathcal P},{\mathcal L},I)\) is the smallest number \(k\) for which there exists a \(V \subset {\mathcal P}\), \(|V|=k\), such that \({\mathcal P}\) is the only subspace through \(V\). The generating rank is determined for the two generalized hexagons of order \((2,2)\), the near octagon related to the sporadic Hall Janko group [\textit{A. M. Cohen} and \textit{J. Tits}, Eur. J. Comb. 6, 13-27 (1985; Zbl 0565.05014)] and the dual polar space \(DU(6,2)\), and it is proved that it coincides with the so-called embedding rank. The author also summarizes many incidence structures with three points on every line for which the generating and/or embedding rank are known.