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A Characterization of Line Spaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

J. H. M. Whitfield  and
S. Yong
J. H. M. Whitfield
Affiliation:
Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, Ontario
S. Yong
Affiliation:
Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, Ontario
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Abstract

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The line spaces of J. Cantwell are characterized among the axiomatic convexity spaces defined by Kay and Womble. This characterization is coupled with a recent result of Doignon to give an intrinsic solution of the linearization problem.

Keywords

52A0550D15Convexity spaceline spacelinearization.
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , 01 September 1981 , pp. 273 - 277
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1981

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