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Some non-existence results for distance- ovoids in small generalized polygons
We give a computer-based proof for the non-existence of distance- ovoids
in the dual split Cayley hexagon .
Furthermore, we give upper bounds on partial distance- ovoids of
for .Comment: 10 page
Characterizations of the Suzuki tower near polygons
In recent work, we constructed a new near octagon from certain
involutions of the finite simple group and showed a correspondence
between the Suzuki tower of finite simple groups, , and the tower of near polygons, . Here we characterize
each of these near polygons (except for the first one) as the unique near
polygon of the given order and diameter containing an isometrically embedded
copy of the previous near polygon of the tower. In particular, our
characterization of the Hall-Janko near octagon is similar to an
earlier characterization due to Cohen and Tits who proved that it is the unique
regular near octagon with parameters , but instead of regularity
we assume existence of an isometrically embedded dual split Cayley hexagon,
. We also give a complete classification of near hexagons of
order and use it to prove the uniqueness result for .Comment: 20 pages; some revisions based on referee reports; added more
references; added remarks 1.4 and 1.5; corrected typos; improved the overall
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A new near octagon and the Suzuki tower
We construct and study a new near octagon of order which has its
full automorphism group isomorphic to the group and which
contains copies of the Hall-Janko near octagon as full subgeometries.
Using this near octagon and its substructures we give geometric constructions
of the -graph and the Suzuki graph, both of which are strongly
regular graphs contained in the Suzuki tower. As a subgeometry of this octagon
we have discovered another new near octagon, whose order is .Comment: 24 pages, revised version with added remarks and reference
On semi-finite hexagons of order containing a subhexagon
The research in this paper was motivated by one of the most important open
problems in the theory of generalized polygons, namely the existence problem
for semi-finite thick generalized polygons. We show here that no semi-finite
generalized hexagon of order can have a subhexagon of order .
Such a subhexagon is necessarily isomorphic to the split Cayley generalized
hexagon or its point-line dual . In fact, the employed
techniques allow us to prove a stronger result. We show that every near hexagon
of order which contains a generalized hexagon of
order as an isometrically embedded subgeometry must be finite. Moreover, if
then must also be a generalized hexagon, and
consequently isomorphic to either or the dual twisted triality hexagon
.Comment: 21 pages; new corrected proofs of Lemmas 4.6 and 4.7; earlier proofs
worked for generalized hexagons but not near hexagon
Financial Outlook For A Troubled Global Industry
In early 2005, British Airways plans to start implementing its corporate restructuring plan with a sizeable layoff involved in response to the pressures from the competition at home and abroad. Virgin Atlantic, on the other hand, decided to test a unique approach towards name recognition of its airline by having its founding chair, Sir Richard Branson, participate in a Fall season TV Reality show in America. Their American counterparts are responding with union negotiation, layoffs, starting no-frills, low cost airlines among other strategic responses to meet the competitive pressures head on. This paper analyzes the severe threat to the airlines industry in a “ pre and post 9/11” global economic perspective to focus on the future of the revamped industry
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