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The commutative ring of a finite projective plane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Alan R. Prince
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Synopsis

The ring of a finite projective plane, introduced by the author in a previous paper, is shown to be a Gorenstein ring. Its integral closure and conductor are also determined.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1985

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