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On a Pascal-type theorem for lines in ℙ3 Cover

Abstract

We prove a three-dimensional Pascal-type theorem for configurations of lines on a smooth quadric surface in ℙ3. Starting from two triples of skew lines in the two rulings of the quadric, we show that the associated grid of nine intersection points determines natural triples of planes whose residual intersection lines are coplanar. This construction recovers the classical Pascal line after taking a plane section of the quadric. We further study the six diagonal planes associated with permutations of the grid points, showing that they split into two pencils with skew polar axes, and describe a canonical involutive mirror construction on the grid. We work over the field of complex numbers ℂ.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aupcsm-2026-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2300-133X | Journal ISSN: 2081-545X
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 32
Submitted on: Jun 14, 2026
Published on: Sep 19, 2026
Published by: Pedagogical University of Cracow
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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