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9_3 Configuration


A 9_3 configuration is an abstract configuration of 9 points and 9 lines, with exactly three lines incident with each point and exactly three points incident with each line. Two distinct points are incident with at most one common line. A geometric realization represents these incidences by points and straight lines in the real projective plane, without adding incidences between the selected points and lines.

There are three abstract 9_3 configurations up to isomorphism, and all three have real geometric realizations (Bokowski and Pilaud 2014). One is the Pappus configuration, arising from Pappus's hexagon theorem. The other two have no standard proper names. Kocay (2021, p. 3) labels them (9_3)#2 and (9_3)#3.


See also

Configuration, n3 Configuration, Pappus Configuration, Pappus's Hexagon Theorem

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References

Bokowski, J. and Pilaud, V. "Enumerating Topological (n_k)-Configurations." Comput. Geom. 47, 175-186, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2012.10.002.Kocay, W. L. "The Configurations (13_3)." Art Discrete Appl. Math. 4, #P3.15, 2021. https://doi.org/10.26493/2590-9770.1327.9ea.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "9_3 Configuration." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/9-3Configuration.html

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