G. Eric Moorhouse,   University of Wyoming

Errata in my Fall 2007 notes on Incidence Geometry

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[

2 1 ]
2 2
the second occurrence of this matrix in line 6
[ 2 2 ]
1 2
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(b)
last part of Exercise #3.6
(c)
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Figure 8.2
middle of page
Figure 8.1
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l1 l2
10th line from the bottom
l0l1
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0, 1 or 2 points
3rd line from bottom
0, 1 or 2 tangents
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collinear with S
line 16
collinear with P
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collinear with P
line 17
collinear with Q
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‹(0,1,α)T
fourth line of proof (the tangent at A)
‹(0,1,−α)T
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after ‘classical plane P2(Fq)’
statement of Theorem 12.14
Add the hypothesis ‘where q is odd’
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(det A)2 =
displayed equation near bottom
delete this, or move it to left side of the previous displayed equation
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Then D a planar
conclusion of Theorem 15.2
Then D is a planar
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in the cyclic group in the cyclic group
middle of page
in the cyclic group
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the difficulty of proven the
2/3 of the way down
the difficulty of resolving the
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|Dπ|
the last instance on this page, near the bottom
|Dλ|
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a simplified
3rd line from bottom
a simplified proof
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if it none of its points
7th line above bottom illustration
if none of its points
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4 – 4 + 6
middle of page
4 – 6 + 4
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(fX(X,Y,Z), fX(X,Y,Z), fX(X,Y,Z))
1/3 of the way down
(fX(X,Y,Z), fY(X,Y,Z), fZ(X,Y,Z))
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(fX(X,Y,Z), fX(X,Y,Z), fX(X,Y,Z))
1/3 of the way down
(fX(X,Y,Z), fY(X,Y,Z), fZ(X,Y,Z))
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(aiYbiZ)
8th line from bottom
(aiY + biZ)
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dy

3x2 – 1
6th line from bottom
2 dy

3x2 – 1
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(2x – w2) du
line 2
(2x – w2) dx
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is a commutative
line 10
is commutative
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PΓLn–1(F)
6th line from bottom; also 2nd line from bottom
PΓLn(F)
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... classical For ...
11th line from bottom
... classical. For ...
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identified the set
line 1
identified with the set
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via transpose map
line 3
via the transpose map
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checks that the properties (Q1) and (Q2)
last line
checks that
Q
satisfies (Q1) and (Q2)
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the hyperbolic contains
6th line from bottom
the hyperbolic quadric contains
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O and O
7th line from bottom
O and O'
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changes
line 8
change
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works only fields
line 1
works only for fields
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‘tangent plane
line 3
‘tangent plane’
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either π is either tangent
line 5
either π is tangent
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totally subspaces
4th line from bottom
totally singular subspaces
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an ovoid and
2nd line from bottom
an ovoid and of a spread
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many open question
line under Table 28.9
many open questions
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octagons and octagons
line 9
hexagons and octagons
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Σiai2Xi  , ΣiainXi
line 4
Σiai2Xi  , …, ΣiainXi
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fF
2/3 of the way down (definition of RG)
fR
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f1
line 9
η
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gi's
proof of Theorem A6.5
Every gi in this proof should read ηi
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Finite Geometry [25
fine print at top of page
Finite Geometry [25]
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/ revised 2 November, 2007