Modularity in tangential k-blocks

DOI10.1016/0095-8956(87)90060-8MaRDI QIDQ1066147zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Geoff Whittle

Publication date 1987

Published in Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0095-8956(87)90060-8

zbMATH Keywords

complete Brown truncationmatroidmodular flatmodular hyperplanesmodularitytangential k-blocks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices (05B35)

Review text

This paper examines the role of modularity in tangential k-blocks over GF(q). It is shown that if M is a tangential k-block over GF(q) and F is a modular flat of M which is affine over GF(q) then the simple matroid associated with the complete Brown truncation of M by F is also a tangential k-block over GF(q). This enables us to construct tangential k- blocks over GF(q) of all ranks r where \(q^ k-q+2\leq r\leq q^ k\). We also consider tangential k-blocks which have modular hyperplanes; bounds are placed on the rank of members of this class and some of their minors are exhibited.

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