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Let \({n \in \mathbb{N}\backslash \{0, 1, 2\}}\) . We prove that there exists up to equivalence one and up to isomorphism (n+1)(2n+1) isometric embeddings of the near 2n-gon \({\mathbb{H}_n}\) into the near 2n-gon \({\mathbb{G}_n}\).
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De Bruyn, B. Isometric Embeddings Between the Near Polygons \({\mathbb{H}_n}\) and \({\mathbb{G}_n}\) . Ann. Comb. 18, 265–287 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00026-014-0222-0
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