On the embeddings of \(F_ 4\) in a free plane (Q760000)

The natural basis N\({\mathfrak E}\) for a subplane \({\mathfrak E}\) of a free planar extension \({\mathfrak F}({\mathfrak I})\) of a partial plane \({\mathfrak I}\) is a partial plane with the properties 1. N\({\mathfrak E}\) generates \({\mathfrak E}\), 2. N\({\mathfrak E}\) is contained in the minimal free extensions of I which contains \({\mathfrak G}\), if \({\mathfrak G}\) generates \({\mathfrak E}\). By means of this notion a short proof is given for a theorem by \textit{J. Joussen} and \textit{A. Liersch}: The intersection \({\mathfrak E}\) of two embeddings \({\mathfrak E}^ 1\), \({\mathfrak E}^ 2\) of \({\mathfrak F}^ 4\) in a free plane \({\mathfrak F}({\mathfrak I})\) is either degenerate or one embedding is contained in the other [Geom. Dedicata 11, 465-474 (1981; Zbl 0482.51002)].