Affine ovoids and extensions of generalized quadrangles (Q5930794)

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Affine ovoids and extensions of generalized quadrangles
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1592056

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    Affine ovoids and extensions of generalized quadrangles (English)
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    29 May 2002
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    Let \(GQ(s,t)\) be a generalized quadrangle of order \((s,t)\). Let \(\Gamma\) be the point-graph of \(GQ(s,t)\). Suppose that \(\Gamma\) is totally regular of parameters \((v,k,\lambda, \mu)\), where \(\mu\) is the number of vertices adjacent to each vertex of any given pair of vertices \(a\) and \(b\) at distance 2 in \(\Gamma\). The author proves that if \(\mathcal S\) is a triangular extension of \(GQ(s,t)\) and if \(\mu = 2st\), then \(s\) is even, \(\Gamma\) is an \(r\)-antipodal graph of diameter 3 with \(r=1+s/2\), and either \(s=2\) or \(t=s+2\).
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    finite geometries
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    generalized quandrangles
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    nonoriented graphs
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    hyperovals
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    affine ovoids
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