scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1066171
This well written paper links the Axiom of Veblen to generalized quadrangles via regular points. Every regular point of a generalized quadrangle yields, in a very natural way, a dual net. In a dual net the Axiom of Veblen can be stated. If the parameters, that is number of lines through a point and number of points on a line, of the dual net differ, then only one type of dual nets satisfies the Axiom of Veblen. If a dual net is obtained from a generalized quadrangle, the parameters of the dual net correspond to the order of the generalized quadrangle. So, if \(p\) is a point of a generalized quadrangle of order \((s,t)\), \(t\neq s\), such that the corresponding dual net satisfies the Axiom of Veblen, then one knows what this dual net looks like. If there are enough regular points in a generalized quadrangle of order \((s,t)\), \(t\neq s\), such that the corresponding dual nets satisfy the Axiom of Veblen, then one knows the quadrangle at hand. The authors use this connection to investigate and characterize some generalized quadrangles. Among the investigated quadrangles are the quadrangles \(T_3(O)\) of Tits. This leads to very nice characterizations of the classical generalized quadrangle \(Q(5,s)\). Other quadrangles considered are translation generalized quadrangles and flock generalized quadrangles. This provides a characterization of the translation generalized quadrangle of Kantor. The final section shows that if \(p\) is a regular point of a generalized quadrangle of order \((s,t)\), \(1\neq s\neq t \neq 1\), then the Axiom of Veblen holds in the dual net at \(p\) if and only if there are enough proper subquadrangles. The paper provides an extensive investigation of situations where the Axiom of Veblen is satisfied in derived dual nets at some regular point of a finite generalized quadrangle. Other applications of the Axiom of Veblen to generalized quadrangles, e.g. via linear spaces obtained at antiregular points of a generalized quadrangle are not discussed. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0871.00034].
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