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Using ideas from algebraic coding theory, a general notion of aderivation set for a projective plane is introduced. Certain geometric codes are used to locate such sets. These codes also lead to upper bounds for thep-ranks of incidence matrices of translation planes in terms of the dimensions of the associated codes.
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Dedicated to Professor Tallini on the occasion of his 60th birthday
This research was supported in part by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications with funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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Assmus, E.F., Key, J.D. Translation planes and derivation sets. J Geom 37, 3–16 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230354
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