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When Are Finite Projective Planes Magic?

David A. Nash, Jonathan Needleman

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SummaryWe study a generalization of magic squares, where the entries come from the natural numbers, to magic finite projective planes, where the entries come from Abelian groups. For each finite projective plane we demonstrate a small group over which the plane can be labeled magically. In the prime order case we classify all groups over which the projective plane can be made magic.

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SummaryWe study a generalization of magic squares, where the entries come from the natural numbers, to magic finite projective planes, where the entries come from Abelian groups. For each finite projective plane we demonstrate a small group over which the plane can be labeled magically. In the prime order case we classify all groups over which the projective plane can be made magic.

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SummaryWe study a generalization of magic squares, where the entries come from the natural numbers, to magic finite projective planes, where the entries come from Abelian groups. For each finite projective plane we demonstrate a small group over which the plane can be labeled magically. In the prime order case we classify all groups over which the projective plane can be made magic.

Key concepts: Projective plane, Magic square, Finite geometry, MAGIC (telescope), Abelian group, Mathematics, Real projective plane, Pencil (optics)

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