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Finite group and cyclic cover
Suppose the finite group $N$ surjects to finite group
$F$. It is true that for any $G = N ⋊_α \mathbb{Z}$ there are infinitely many covers of $G$ that are cyclic and
surject to $F$.
But is this ...
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What is $G_2(2^m)$, and how is it embedded in $\Gamma L_6(2^m)$?
I am trying to understand the classification of doubly transitive groups, specifically the nonsolvable affine case. Dixon and Mortimer (p.244) says there are three infinite families, one of which is $\...
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Torus in the small Ree group ${}^2G_2$ over an infinite field
In “Simple group of Lie type” by R. W. Carter there is a remark (after Theorem 13.7.4):
It is not known whether $H^1$ coincides with the set of $\sigma$-invariant elements of $H$ if $\mathfrak{L}$ ...
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Quillen + construction for finite groups
Is there an example of two non isomorphic finite groups $G$ and $H$ such that $BG^{+}$ is homotopy equivalent to $BH^{+}$ ?
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Computation of $H^2(S_n,\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})$
Do you have a nice modern reference where I could find the computation of $H^2(S_n,\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})$, where the action is trivial ?
I have looked at the very few books on cohomology of groups ...
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Finite group cohomology with roots of unity as coefficients
Let $G$ be a finite group of order $n$, and let $L := (\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z})^d$ be a (not necessarily trivial) $G$-module (we assume that $d$ is finite).
By a direct limit argument, there must be a ...
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Maximal order of elements in SL(n,q)
The maximal order of an element of $\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{F}_q)$ is $q^n-1$, where the characteristic of $\mathbb{F}_q$ is odd $p$. See here for a nice proof that uses the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem.
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Group of order $5p^aq^b$
In Lectures by Dan Bump on Modular representation theory,
Theorem 13.14 states that whenever $G$ is a non-abelian simple group of order $|G|=p^aq^br$ for distinct primes $p$,$q$, and $r$, every $r$-...
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Wielandt automorphism tower theorem
I wanted to know if anyone can point me to an (ideally freely available) english translation of the proof of Wielandt's Automorphism Tower Theorem (1939).
The theorem states the following:
Given a ...
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Solutions of $x^d=1$ in the symmetric group
L Moser and M Wyman, On solutions of $x^d = 1$ in symmetric groups, Canad. J. Math., 7 (1955), pages 159-168, explored asymptotic behavior of the cardinality of such permutations:
$$f_d(n):=\#\{\pi\in\...
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Understanding (statement of) a theorem of Jack McLaughlin
In the book Twelve sporadic groups, Griess states
If $A$ is an abelian group, $G$ acts on $A$, $z\in Z(G)$ satisfies $z-1\in$ Aut$(G)$, then $H^n(G,A)=0$ for $n\geq 0$. This is an observation of ...
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Reference request for the list of nilpotent subgroups of SU(2)?
It's not hard to show that all non-abelian nilpotent subgroups of $SU(2)$ are actually finite and in fact are conjugate to one of the generalized quaternion groups of order a power of two, $$Q_{2^n} =...
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Reference for the rank of the BN-pair of the finite simple groups of Lie type and not Chevalley
The rank of the BN-pair of a Chevalley group is the number of simple roots of its Lie algebra, which is the index of the name of its Dynkin diagram ($A_n, B_n, C_n, D_n, E_6, E_7, E_8, F_4,G_2 $).
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Finite groups in which all proper subgroups are cyclic
Is there any classification of finite group in which all proper subgroups are cyclic?
Would you please tell me a reference?
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Hall $\pi$ subgroups that controls its own fusion
Theorem:Let $P\in Syl_p(G)$ for a finite group $G$. Then $G$ has a normal $p-$ complement if and only if $P$ controls its own fusion.
I wonder if similar argument is true for Hall subgroups (in ...
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Products of groups with three generators
In this question it mentions how Jesse Douglas used a Zappa-Szep product to classify some finite groups with two generators, and others did the same thing with infinite cyclic groups. I've been ...
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Subgroup ranks of the symmetric group
It's well known that every subgroup $G$ of $S_n$ has a generating set of size at most $n-1$ and that this generating set can be found algorithmically (by Jerrum's filter)
I have heard many times a ...
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Character kernels in the lattice of subgroups of a finite abelian group
I am looking for any efforts that have been made to characterize the character kernels (equivalently, the subgroups yielding cyclic quotients) inside the lattice of subgroups of a finite abelian group....
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Frobenius Groups of Automorphisms
Recently, I am looking different papers on the topic
$$\mbox{Frobenius groups of automorphisms of a group.}$$
But I am familiar with Frobenius groups only; not with their (faithful) actions on groups. ...
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Maximal size of minimal generating set
Let $G$ be a finite group. Denote by $D(G)$ the maximal size of a minimal generating set, (minimal in the sense of inclusion). I vaguely remember seeing recently something on $D(G)$. Can anyone refer ...
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Expository papers for Feit–Thompson Theorem [duplicate]
Feit–Thompson theorem states that every finite group of odd order is solvable.
Its proof is near 300 pages so it is definitely not an easy paper to read without a prior knowledge about the general ...
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Intersection of maximal subgroups of PSL(2,q)
Let $G := PSL(2,2^r)$, and let $M$ be a maximal subgroup of $G$ isomorphic to $PSL(2,2^s)$. I need to compute $H := M \cap M^g$ for $g \in G-M$. It seems to me that $|H|$ must be $2^r, 2^r\pm 1$ or $...
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Which Dihedral Groups are $\text{CI}$-Groups?
Let $D_{n}$ denotes the dihedral group of order $2n$. Firstly, for self-referencing of the question, I give some definitions which are standard.
Let $G$ be a finite group. A subset $S$ of group $G$ ...
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What is the maximal possible rank of a subgroup of a special linear group mod a prime?
Let $p$ be a prime number, and let $\mathbb{F}_p$ be the unique field of cardinality $p$.
What is $\max \{d(H) : H \leq \mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb{F}_p)\}$?
Here we denote by $d(G)$ the smallest ...
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Classification of Automorphism set of a Regular graph
Let $A$ be the adjacency matrix of an $r$-regular graph $G$ with $n$ vertices (Not complete or cycle graph) . Also, let $Aut(G)$ be the set of all its automorphisms (i.e. set of permutation matrices)....
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SO$(4)$ (& SO$(n)$) characterization?
I believe it is the case that
any finite subgroup of SO$(3)$
(the $3 \times 3$ orthogonal matrices of determinant $1$)
is either a cyclic group $C_n$,
or a dihedral group $D_n$, or one of the groups ...
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Counting elements with certain word length in abelian groups
Given a (finite) abelian group $G = \langle S \mid R \rangle$, has the problem of counting the number of elements which can be expressed as a word (in $S$) of length $\leq k$ been studied? If so, ...
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Origin of group theory problem (bound on number of Sylow subgroups)
This problem (prove that the number of Sylow subgroups of a finite group $G$ is bounded by $\frac{2}{3}|G|$) posted on MSE proved rather difficult to solve. The OP has been silent about where the ...
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Localized at $p$ integral representations of finite elementary $p$-groups
Let $C_p$ be a cyclic group of prime order $p$.
Let $F=C_p^n=C_p\times\dots\times C_p$ ($n$ times).
I would like to to classify finite dimensional representations of $F$ over ${\mathbb{Z}}$.
However, ...
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Guess that group via product queries
Suppose someone (person B) knows a finite group $G$ of order $n$.
You (person A) know only the order $n$,
and that $1$ is the name of the identity element.
The group elements are named $1,2,\ldots,n$ ...
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Galois correspondence subgroups/subsystems
In this paper (1998) by M. Izumi, R. Longo, S. Popa, there is the following result (page 49) on compact groups:
Lemma 3.16. Let $G$ be a compact group and $Rep(G)$ the category of finite ...
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Improvements of the Reidemeister-Schreier index formula for particular classes of groups
I have a couple of questions regarding possible improvements of the Reidemeister-Schreier index formula: let $G$ be a $d$-generated group and let $H$ be a subgroup of $G$, then
$$d(H) \le (d-1) \...
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Structure of symplectic group over finite fields
We are working over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ of odd prime characteristic $p$ and of cardinality $q$ some power of $p$. We recall the symplectic group $Sp(4,\mathbb{F}_{q})$ as the group of ...
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Paper by I. N. Sanov, Solution of the Burnside problem for exponent 4
I have searched extensively online and for copies of printed journals containing the paper which details Sanov's solution to the Burnside Problem for exponent 4, which is widely cited in many papers ...
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Lucido's three prime lemma
Let G be a finite solvable group. If p,q,r are distinct primes dividing |G|, then G contains an element of order the product of two of these three primes.
This is lucido's three prime lemma. I ...
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Normal Covering of a Finite Group
Suppose $G$ is a finite group and $N_1, N_2, \cdots, N_k$ are proper normal subgroups of $G$. The set $\{ N_1, \cdots, N_k\}$ is called a normal cover for $G$, if $G = \cup_{i=1}^kN_i$. I need to the ...
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Thin profinite groups - nonabelian analogues of p-adic integers
Let $p$ be a prime number, $S = C_p$ a cyclic group of order $p$, $G = \mathbb{Z}_p$ the profinite additive group of $p$-adic integers. It is well known that all the closed nontrivial subgroups of $G$ ...
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Where can I find the classification of groups of order 16p? [closed]
I need to classify the groups of order $16p$ by their generators and relations between the generators. Can I find this classification anywhere?
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Union of conjugates of a subgroup
Let $G$ be a finite group, $H \leq G$ a proper subgroup. It is well known that the union of the conjugates of $H$ does not cover $G$. I would like to know of more precise results (even in special ...
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Finite groups factorized into two simple alternating groups
My research is somehow related to the following question :
Describe and classify all finite groups $G$ such that $G=HK$ with $H \cap K=1$, where $H \cong A_m$ and $K \cong A_n$ for some integers $m, ...
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"A locally dual polar space for the Monster"
I am currently looking at Ronan and Stroth's 1984 paper Minimal Parabolic Geometries for the Sporadic Groups. When considering the $3$-minimal parabolic system of $F_{1}$, they cite a preprint by ...
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Properties to have matrices that commute in $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb C)$
Let $G$ be a finite subgroup of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb C)$, $A,B \in G$ whose eigenvalues are thus in the unit circle.
Assume that the eigenvalues of $A$ are included in a circle arc of length $<\...
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Doubly primitive groups with simple socle
The classification of doubly transitive groups with simple socle is
known. A good account of such classification can be found for example
in this paper:
Cameron, Peter J. Finite permutation groups ...
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Reference for the triple covering of A_6
I would like to ask for a reference (book, paper ...) for the following nice construction, which I have found as an exercise in some notes of a course by R. Borcherds. For $n=6$ or $7$ (and only in ...
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Group cochains invariant under the action of the symmetric group
Let $G$ be a finite group and $A$ an abelian group. Recall the cochain groups
$$
C^k = \{f: G^k \to A\}
$$
and the coboundary map
$$
\delta : C^k \to C^{k+1}
$$
$$
(\delta f)(g_1, \ldots, ...
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Automorphism group of a finite group
I would like to ask if there exists an explicit description of $\mathrm{Aut}(G)$, the group of automorphisms of a finite group $G$, in particular, when $G$ is abelian. E.g., if $G = \mathbb{Z}/m\...
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Reference for embeddings of reflection groups (related to folding ADE Coxeter graphs)?
There are a couple of indirect methods, using Lie theory or Springer's general theory of regular elements in (real, complex) reflection groups, to construct natural embeddings among certain Weyl ...
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Subgroup structure of orthogonal groups of small dimension over finite fields
How much is known about the subgroup structure of the orthogonal groups (of dimension n<=7, say) over finite fields? Can anyone point me in the direction of a good reference? I'm aware of a book by ...
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On Groups of Maximal Class: Reference
I will be happy if one gives references (oncluding current research) for `classification' (structure) of $p$-groups of maximal class which contain abelian maximal subgroup (i.e. abelian subgroup of ...
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Groups with special automorphism group
I am looking for all finite groups $G$ such that for each subgroup $H$ of $G$ and each automorphism $\sigma$ of $H$ there exists an automorphism $\psi$ of $G$ whose restriction to $H$ is $\sigma$. Is ...
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