Mathematica Pannonica
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Volume 27_NS1: Issue 1
Pascal’s Hexagram and Desargues Configurations
Author:
Jaydeep Chipalkatti Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada

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Pages:
21–31
Online Publication Date:
24 Mar 2021
Publication Date:
08 Apr 2021
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/314.2020.00004
Keywords:
Pascal’s hexagram; Desargues configuration;
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This paper solves an enumerative problem which arises naturally in the context of Pascal’s hexagram. We prove that a general Desargues configuration in the plane is associated to six conical sextuples via the theorems of Pascal and Kirkman. Moreover, the Galois group associated to this problem is isomorphic to the symmetric group on six letters.

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