Buildings and the geometry of diagrams : lectures given at the 3rd 1984 Session of the Centro internazionale matematico estivo (C.I.M.E.) held at Como, Italy, August 26-September 4, 1984 /

Buildings and the geometry of diagrams : lectures given at the 3rd 1984 Session of the Centro internazionale matematico estivo (C.I.M.E.) held at Como, Italy, August 26-September 4, 1984 /

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Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1986.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 277 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Lecture notes in mathematics, 0075-8434 ; 1181 Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ; 1181.
Subject:	Finite geometries -- Congresses. Finite simple groups -- Congresses. Finite geometries. Finite simple groups. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11069797

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Other authors / contributors:	Rosati, L. (Luigi) Centro internazionale matematico estivo.
ISBN:	9783540398011 3540398015 0387164669 9780387164663
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Buildings and the geometry of diagrams. Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1986 0387164669

Table of Contents:

The geometry of the finite simple groups
Generalized polygons, SCABs and GABs
Immeubles de Type Affine
Point-line characterizations of buildings
Constructions of chamber systems of type M with transitive automorphism group
Covers of finite geometries with non-spherical minimal circuit diagram
A construction of buildings with no rank 3 residues of spherical type
Tits chamber systems and finite group theory.