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Let Γ be the dual of a classical polar space and let e be a projective embedding of Γ, defined over a commutative division ring. We shall prove that, if e is homogeneous, then it is polarized.
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Blok, R.J., Cardinali, I., De Bruyn, B. et al. Polarized and homogeneous embeddings of dual polar spaces. J Algebr Comb 30, 381–399 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10801-008-0166-8
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