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A note on unitary polarities in finite Dickson semifield planes

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It is shown that there is only one class of unitary polarities in the Dickson semifield planes and hence one class of polar unitals in such planes.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Alice M. W. Hui, Hiu Fai Law, Yee Ka Tai & Philip P. W. Wong

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This work was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grant Council of the HKSAR, China (Project number: HKU7060/11P).

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Hui, A.M.W., Law, H.F., Tai, Y.K. et al. A note on unitary polarities in finite Dickson semifield planes. J. Geom. 106, 175–183 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-014-0254-y

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