scientific article; zbMATH DE number 220612
The author gives a short survey on constructions of two-dimensional translation planes of order \(q^ 2\), where \(q\) is an odd prime power: Nesting produces three infinite families of such translation planes [cf. \textit{R. D. Baker} and the author, Ann. Discrete Math. 37, 7-20 (1988; Zbl 0656.51009), J. Lond. Math. Soc., II. Ser. 38, No. 2, 341-355 (1988; Zbl 0667.51003)]. Ovoidal fibrations are used to describe all two- dimensional flag transitive (translation) planes [cf. the author, Lect. Notes Pure Appl. Math. 103, 117-125 (1985; Zbl 0577.51005), \textit{R. D. Baker} and the author, Algebras Groups Geom. 2, 248-257 (1985; Zbl 0592.51006), Geom. Dedicata 27, No. 1, 9-14 (1988; Zbl 0646.51005)]. Furthermore, he addresses some problems on nonclassical Buekenhout-Metz- unitals \((B\)-\(M\)-unitals) of even or odd order \(q\), among others, to determine the number of projectively inequivalent \(B\)-\(M\)-unitals [cf. the author, Eur. J. Comb. 13, No. 2, 109-117 (1992; Zbl 0758.51006)], and to characterize \(B\)-\(M\)-unitals among all unitals in the desarguesian plane \(PG(2,q^ 2)\) by properties of their collineation groups, referring to some unpublished papers of V. Abatangelo.
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