Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9512448 | Discrete Mathematics | 2005 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
As a by-product of the proof, we will show, without the classification of finite simple groups, that a finite generalized quadrangle that admits a BN-pair of rank 2 is classical or dual classical if and only if it admits at least one nontrivial homology (!).
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Physical Sciences and Engineering
Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Authors
Koen Thas, Hendrik Van Maldeghem,