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The point \(X\) of a generalized quadrangle (GQ) of order \((s,t)\) is regular if \(|(\{X,Y\}^\bot)^\bot|=t+1\) for every point \(Y\) not collinear with \(X\). Let the generalized quadrangle \(\mathcal S\) of order \((s,t)\) contain a regular point \(X\). Then the incidence structure \({\mathcal N}_X\) with pointset \(X^\bot-\{X\}\), with lineset \(\{(\{Y,Z\}^\bot)^\bot\;|\;Y,Z\in X^\bot-\{X\}, Y\not\sim Z\}\), and with natural incidence, is the dual of a net of order \(s\) and degree \(t+1\) (Theorem 6). If \(\Gamma\) is a point graph of a point-line geometry \({\mathcal N}=({\mathcal P}, {\mathcal L},I)\) and the \(t\)-fold cover \((\bar \Gamma,p)\) satisfies \((*)\) for any line \(l\in {\mathcal L}\), if \({\mathcal P}_l=\{P\in {\mathcal P}\;|\;PIl\}\), then \(p^{-1}({\mathcal P}_l)\) consists of \(t\) disjoint complete graphs, then we can form a geometry with points the vertices of \(\bar \Gamma\), and lines defined to be the set of complete graphs of \((*)\). Let \({\mathcal N}=({\mathcal P},{\mathcal L},I)\) be a point-line geometry with point graph \(\Gamma\). A \(t\)-fold cover of \(\mathcal N\) is a pair \((\bar {\mathcal N},p)\), where \(\bar {\mathcal N}=(\bar {\mathcal P},\bar {\mathcal L},I)\) is a point-line geometry with point graph \(\bar \Gamma\) and \(p:\bar {\mathcal P}\to {\mathcal P}\) such that \((\bar \Gamma,p)\) is a \(t\)-fold cover of \(\Gamma\) and \((\bar \Gamma,p)\) satisfies \((*)\) giving rise to the geometry \(\bar {\mathcal N}\). Let \({\mathcal S}=({\mathcal P},{\mathcal L},I)\) be a GQ of order \((s,t)\) with regular point \(X\) and associated net \({\mathcal N}_X\). Then \((\bar {\mathcal N}_X,p)\) with \(\bar {\mathcal P}_X={\mathcal P}-X^\bot\), \(\bar {\mathcal L}={\mathcal L}-\{l\in {\mathcal L}\;|\;lIX\}\) and \(\bar I_X\) induced by \(I\), together with \(p:Y\mapsto \{X,Y\}^\bot\) for \(Y\in \bar {\mathcal P}\), is a \(t\)-fold cover of \({\mathcal N}_X\) (Theorem 16). There are some applications to subquadrangles of GQs with a regular point (\S\ 6) and representing GQs with abelian centre of symmetry (\S\ 7).
generalized quadrangle, Finite partial geometries (general), nets, partial spreads, Theoretical Computer Science, Net, Generalized quadrangle, Regular point, regular point, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, centre of symmetry, Generalized quadrangles and generalized polygons in finite geometry, Centre of symmetry
generalized quadrangle, Finite partial geometries (general), nets, partial spreads, Theoretical Computer Science, Net, Generalized quadrangle, Regular point, regular point, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, centre of symmetry, Generalized quadrangles and generalized polygons in finite geometry, Centre of symmetry
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