Description
Book SynopsisThis is a complete reworking of the out-of-print first volume of a three-volume treatise on finite projective spaces. There are numerous articles in journals, but this is the only extended work in the area. It also includes a comprehensive bibliography of more than 3000 items.
Trade ReviewThe first edition of this work appeared in 1979, and was immediately recognized as an outstanding contribution to the field of finite geometry; the present volume is a complete revision of the earlier work...The book can serve as the text for a basic course...or as a detailed reference work for all topics in spaces of dimension two...The work is an indispensable aid to all workers in finite geometry, from beginning students to advanced researchers. * Short Book Reviews *
...A complete reworking [of the first edition]. As before, the volume is concisely but clearly written, and contains a wealth of interesting material...the new trilogy, comprising the 1998, 1986 and 1991 volumes, looks set to be the standard reference work on projective spaces over finite fields for many years to come. * Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society *
'Snap it up !' Bulletin London mathematical Society
Table of Contents1. Finite fields ; 2. Projective spaces and algebraic varieties ; 3. Subspaces ; 4. Partitions ; 5. Canonical forms for varieties and polarities ; 6. The line ; 7. First properties of the plane ; 8. Ovals ; 9. Arithmetic of arcs of degree two ; 10. Arcs in ovals ; 11. Cubic curves ; 12. Arcs of higher degree ; 13. Blocking sets ; 14. Small planes ; Appendix ; Notation ; References
