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Some minimal non-orientable matroids of rank three

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We construct an infinite family of minor-minimal rank three matroids that are not orientable.

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  1. Institut für Mathematik, Universität Augsburg, Universitätsstr. 8, D-8900, Augsburg, Germany

    Günter M. Ziegler

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Ziegler, G.M. Some minimal non-orientable matroids of rank three. Geom Dedicata 38, 365–371 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181199

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