Abstract
© 2015 London Mathematical Society. We use the Dandelin-Gallucci theorem to give a proof of Wedderburn's little theorem that every finite division ring is commutative, and the proof is geometric in the sense that the non-geometric concepts employed are of an elementary nature. As a consequence, we obtain a geometric proof that a finite Desarguesian projective space is Pappian.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 483-492 |
Journal | Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 25 Mar 2015 |
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Publication status | Published - Jun 2015 |