Finite projective planes and a question about primes
Author:
Walter Feit
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 108 (1990), 561-564
MSC:
Primary 51E15; Secondary 05B10, 51A35
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1990-1002157-4
MathSciNet review:
1002157
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Abstract: Let be an even integer not divisible by 3. Suppose that
is a prime and
. The question is asked whether this can only occur if
is a power of 2. It is noted that an affirmative answer to this question implies that a finite projective plane with a flag transitive collineation group is Desarguesian.
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1990-1002157-4
Keywords:
Finite projective plane,
flag transitive,
prime
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