On the generation of some Lie-type geometries

Abstract: Let

X_{n} (K)

be a building of Coxeter type

X_{n} = A_{n}

or

X_{n} = D_{n}

defined over a given division ring

K

(a field when

X_{n} = D_{n}

). For a non-connected set

J

of nodes of the diagram

X_{n}

, let

G a m m a (K) = G r_{J} (X_{n} (K))

be the

J

-Grassmannian of

X_{n} (K)

. We prove that

G a m m a (K)

cannot be generated over any proper sub-division ring

K_{0}

of

K

. As a consequence, the generating rank of

G a m m a (K)

is infinite when

K

is not finitely generated. In particular, if

K

is the algebraic closure of a finite field of prime order then the generating rank of

G r_{1, n} (A_{n} (K))

is infinite, although its embedding rank is either

(n + 1)^{2} - 1

or

(n + 1)^{2}

.

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