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LetP be a projective plane and X a finite group of Lie-type in Aut(P). Suppose α ε Aut(P) is a perspectivity of odd prime order inducing a nontrivial automorphism on X. We show that in most cases X must contain involutory perspectivities.
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Dempwolff, U. Perspectivities of odd order and chevalley groups. J Geom 45, 23–47 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01225764
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