Bard College Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics Talks |
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A Primer of Projective Planes
J.B. Nation
Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
4:15 PM TBA |
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A projective plane is a planar geometry in which every pair of lines has a point of intersection. Heuristically, we think of parallel lines as intersecting at infinity. This talk will concern various ways in which we can construct projective planes, with particular attention to the structure of finite planes. |
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