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The norm of a Ree group. (English) Zbl 1220.20020
The authors give a construction of the Ree groups of type $$G_2$$ as groups acting on mixed Moufang hexagons. This approach is new. They also derive the basic properties of these groups and provide many details of the proof that were missing in previous papers on Ree groups.

##### MSC:
 2e+43 Groups with a $$BN$$-pair; buildings 5.1e+13 Generalized quadrangles and generalized polygons in finite geometry 5.1e+25 Buildings and the geometry of diagrams
##### Keywords:
Ree groups; Moufang hexagons; norms
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