scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1230654
A linear space is an incidence structure \({\mathcal I} = (P,{\mathcal L},\in)\) consisting of points \(P\) and of lines \({\mathcal L}\) such that there exist three non-collinear points and each pair of distinct points is joined by exactly one line. A linear space all of whose lines are of cardinality three is called a \textit{Steiner triple system}. Now take a group \((G,+)\) as the set of points of some Steiner triple system \({\mathcal I} = (G,{\mathcal L})\) such that \(G\) acts on \({\mathcal I}\) as a (point-)transitive automorphism group. Then there is an involution \(\iota\) of \(G\) with \(\iota(0)=0\) and \(\{0,x,\iota(x)\}\in{\mathcal L}\) for any \(x \neq 0\), and vice versa [see \textit{G. Ferrero} and \textit{A. Suppa}, Atti Sem. Fis. Univ. Modena 20, 272-280 (1971; Zbl 0249.05001)]. The involution \(\iota\) is referred to as a \textit{Steiner function} on \(G\). In the paper under review the author generalizes the concept of a Steiner function to that of a \textit{right \(S\)-hyperfunction} on \(G\), thus characterizing \textit{all} linear spaces having a transitive automorphism group. This characterization is based on a representation result about linear spaces with a transitive automorphism group [see \textit{D. Lenzi}, Rend. Semin. Mat. Brescia 7, 471-482 (1984; Zbl 0566.51001)].
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