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On an Oval with the Four Point Pascalian Property

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Olga Fernandes*
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110 St. Patrick’s Town, Sholapur Road, Poona 411013, India
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Abstract

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In this paper it is proved that a finite translation plane of order n ≡ 3 (mod 4) which contains an oval with the four point Pascalian property, or a finite dual translation plane of order n ≡ 3 (mod 4) which contains an oval with the four point Pascalian property, can be coordinatized by a commutative semifield.

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1984

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