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The flag-transitive tilde and Petersen-type geometries are all known

Author(s): A. A. Ivanov; S. V. Shpectorov
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 31 (1994), 173-184.
MSC (2000): Primary 20B25, 20D05, 20D08
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1994-00511-7
PII: S 0273-0979(1994)00511-7