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Two-transitive Minkowski planes

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In this paper we determine all finite Minkowski planes with an automorphism group which satisfies the following transitivity property: any ordered pair of nonparallel points can be mapped onto any other ordered pair of nonparallel points.

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  1. Mathematisch Centrum, Kruislaan 419, 1098SJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Henny Wilbrink

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Wilbrink, H. Two-transitive Minkowski planes. Geom Dedicata 12, 383–395 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147580

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