Linear representations of subgeometries

Abstract: The linear representation

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l K)

of a point set

m a t h c a l K

in a hyperplane of

m a t h r m P G (n + 1, q)

is a point-line geometry embedded in this projective space. In this paper, we will determine the isomorphisms between two linear representations

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l K)

and

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l K^{'})

, under a few conditions on

m a t h c a l K

and

m a t h c a l K^{'}

. First, we prove that an isomorphism between

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l K)

and

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l K^{'})

is induced by an isomorphism between the two linear representations

T_{n}^{*} (o v e r l i n e m a t h c a l K)

and

T_{n}^{*} (o v e r l i n e m a t h c a l K^{'})

of their closures

o v e r l i n e m a t h c a l K

and

o v e r l i n e m a t h c a l K^{'}

. This allows us to focus on the automorphism group of a linear representation

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l S)

of a subgeometry

m a t h c a l S c o n g m a t h r m P G (n, q)

embedded in a hyperplane of the projective space

m a t h r m P G (n + 1, q^{t})

. To this end we introduce a geometry

X (n, t, q)

and determine its automorphism group. The geometry

X (n, t, q)

is a straightforward generalization of

H_{q}^{n + 2}

which is known to be isomorphic to the linear representation of a Baer subgeometry. By providing an elegant algebraic description of

X (n, t, q)

as a coset geometry we extend this result and prove that

X (n, t, q)

and

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l S)

are isomorphic. Finally, we compare the full automorphism group of

T_{n}^{*} (m a t h c a l S)

with the "natural" group of automorphisms that is induced by the collineation group of its ambient space.

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