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An axiom system for metasymplectic spaces

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Metasymplectic spaces are geometries representing Tits' weak buildings of Type F 4. For metasymplectic and polar spaces an axiom system is given that characterizes them in terms of points and lines.

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    Arjeh M. Cohen

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Cohen, A.M. An axiom system for metasymplectic spaces. Geom Dedicata 12, 417–433 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147584

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