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Ovoids and fans in the generalized quadrangle Q(4, 2)

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We determine all ovoids and fans (partitions into ovoids) of the (unique) generalized quadrange of order (4, 2).

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Technological University, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    A. E. Brouwer & H. A. Wilbrink

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Dedicated to Professor J. Tits for his sixtieth birthday

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Brouwer, A.E., Wilbrink, H.A. Ovoids and fans in the generalized quadrangle Q(4, 2). Geom Dedicata 36, 121–124 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181468

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