Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Ovals in Figueroa planes

  • Published:
Journal of Geometry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

    We’re sorry, something doesn't seem to be working properly.

    Please try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, please contact support so we can address the problem.

Abstract

A class of ovals, called theOvali di Roma, is constructed in the non-Desarguesian finite Figueroa planes of odd order.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. BROWN, J. M. N.: On constructing finite projective planes from groups. Ars combinatoria16 (1983), 61–85.

    Google Scholar 

  2. DEMPWOLFF, U.: A note on the Figueroa planes. Arch. Math. (Basel)43 (1984), 285–288.

    Google Scholar 

  3. FIGUEROA, R.: A Family of Not (V, 1)-Transitive Projective Planes of Orderq 3,q ≢ 1 (mod 3) andq > 2. Math. Z.181 (1982), 471–479.

    Google Scholar 

  4. GRUNDHÖFER, T.: A Synthetic Construction of the Figueroa Planes. J. Geom.26 (1986), 191–201.

    Google Scholar 

  5. HERING, Ch. and SCHAEFFER, H.-J.: On the new projective planes of R. Figueroa. In: Combinatorial Theory, Proc. SchloßRauischholzhausen 1982, ed. D. Jungnickel and K. Vedder, pp. 187–190, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 1982.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Colorado at Denver, 1200 Larimer Street, 80204, Denver, Colorado, USA

    William E. Cherowitzo

Authors
  1. William E. Cherowitzo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Dedicated to Giuseppe Tallini on the occasion of his 60th birthday

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Cherowitzo, W.E. Ovals in Figueroa planes. J Geom 37, 84–86 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230361

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230361

Keywords

Search

Navigation