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Half-regular and regular points in compact polygons

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We investigate the derived structures of compact polygons at half-regular and at regular points. This enables us to give a geometric characterization of the real or complex split Cayley hexagon.

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  1. TU Braunschweig, Institut für Analysis, Abteilung für Topologie, Pockelsstr. 14, D-38106, Braunschweig, Germany

    Andreas E. Schroth

  2. Seminarie voor Meetkunde en Kombinatoriek, Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    Hendrik van Maldeghem

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Schroth, A.E., van Maldeghem, H. Half-regular and regular points in compact polygons. Geom Dedicata 51, 215–233 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01263994

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