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Let \(\mathcal{D}\) be a 2-(v,k,1) design, and let G be a group of automorphisms of \(\mathcal D\). We show that if G is block primitive, then G does not admit a Ree group \(^2F_4(2^{2n+1})\) as its socle.
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Zhou, S. Block Primitive 2-(v,k,1) Designs Admitting a Ree Group of Characteristic Two. Des Codes Crypt 36, 159–169 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-004-1702-8
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