scientific article; zbMATH DE number 165089

The order of a finite Möbius plane \({\mathcal M}=(M,{\mathcal K})\) is the number of points on a circle \(C\in{\mathcal K}\) minus 1, hence \(| C|- 1\). \textit{P. Dembowski} [Math. Ann. 157, 179-205 (1964; Zbl 0137.401)] proved: If the order \(n\) of a finite Möbius plane \({\mathcal M}\) is even, then \(n\) is a power of 2 and \({\mathcal M}\) is ovoidal, i.e. there is a 3- dim. projective space \(\Pi\) of order \(n\) and an ovoid \({\mathcal D}\) in \(\Pi\), such that the points of \({\mathcal D}\) and the plane sections with \({\mathcal D}\) consisting of more than one point form a Möbius plane isomorphic with \({\mathcal M}\). The author considers Möbius planes of even order \(n\) where the following axiom holds true: ``Let \(C_ 1,C_ 2,C_ 3,C_ 4\in{\mathcal K}\) such that \(C_ i\cap C_{i+1}=\{P_ i\}\) is a single point for \(i\in\{1,2,3,4\}\) mod 4, then \(P_ 1,P_ 2,P_ 3,P_ 4\) are concyclic. He proves that in this case \({\mathcal M}\) is Miquelian [cf. \textit{W. Benz}, Vorlesungen über Geometrie der Algebren (1973; Zbl 0258.50024)]. Apart from the results of Dembowski the proof depends on the characterisation of elliptic ovoids by \textit{J. Tits} [Rend. Math. Appl. V. Ser. 21, 37-59 (1962; Zbl 0107.381) and Arch. Math. 13, Festschrift Reinhold Baer, 187-198 (1962; Zbl 0109.394)] and its refinement by \textit{D. G. Glynn} [Simon Stevin 58, 319-353 (1984; Zbl 0563.51005)].

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