A characterization of the group Co_ 3 as a transitive extension of HS

DOI10.1007/BF01190206MaRDI QIDQ2641318zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Richard M. Weiss

Publication date 1991

Published in Archiv der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01190206

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generalized quadrangles and generalized polygons in finite geometry (51E12) Buildings and the geometry of diagrams (51E24)

Review text

The author gives flag-transitive diagram geometries for the Conway group \(Co_ 3\) and for the Higman Sims group HS. In this way, he obtains a characterization of \(Co_ 3\) as a transitive extension of HS.

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