A classification of transitive ovoids, spreads, and m-systems of polar spaces

DOI10.1515/FORUM.2009.010zbMath1191.05029MaRDI QIDQ3617648

John Bamberg, Tim Penttila

Publication date: 30 March 2009

Published in: Forum Mathematicum (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

ovoidsspreadstransitive groupsPolar spaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of finite geometries (05B25) Spreads and packing problems in finite geometry (51E23) Combinatorial structures in finite projective spaces (51E20)

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