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Involution centralizers in $\mathrm{PCSO}^{+}(8,3)$
According to Table 4.5.1 of [1], there should be 10 classes of involutions of type "p" and "e" in $\operatorname{Aut}(K)$ where $K=K_a=P\Omega^{+}(8,3)$.
And Table 4.5.1 also gives ...
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Cardinal of finite orthogonal groups
Let $p \neq 2$ and let $F$ be a $p$-adic field with ring of integers $\mathcal{O}$ and maximal ideal $\mathfrak{p}$.
By a quadratic space $V_{\mathcal{O}}$ of dimension $d$ over $\mathcal{O}$, I mean ...
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What is the finite group $(\operatorname {PCO}^{\circ}_{2n})^{+}(q)$
In Table 22.1 on Page 193 of Malle & Testerman's book "Linear algebraic groups and finite groups of Lie type", the fixed point subgroup $G^F$ (where $F$ is a Steinberg endomorphism) of ...
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Bounds for the orders of second largest subgroups of $\mathrm{SL}_n(\mathbb F_q)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$By Patton's thesis, except for a finite number of possibilities, the $(n-1, 1)$ parabolic subgroup, $P$ say, has the largest number of elements among all non-trivial ...
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Embedding $\mathrm{SL}_n(3)$ into $\mathrm{SL}_n(p)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$Let $p$ be an odd prime. It is easy to show that $\SL_2(3)$ can be embedded into $\SL_2(p)$.
Now, let $n$ be an integer larger than $2$.
Question: In which circumstances, $...
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Involutions in $\operatorname {PSO}(4,K)$
In the algebraic group $G=\operatorname {PSO}(4,K)$ where $K$ is an algebraically closed field of an odd characteristic, how many different classes of involutions are there and what are the ...
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An explicit matrix form in the symplectic group
In the algebraic group $G=\operatorname {PCSp}(2^{r},K)$ where $K$ is an algebraically closed field of an odd characteristic, there is a conjugacy class of involutions with representative:
$$
e=\left[...
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An explicit matrix form
In the algebraic group $G=\operatorname {PCGO}(2m,K)$ where $K$ is an algebraically closed field of an odd characteristic, there is a conjugacy class of involutions with representative:
$$
e=\left[
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Character table of $\mathrm{P\Gamma L}_2(q)$ with $q$ even
Let $q = 2^f$ for some integer $f\geqslant 3$. The character table of $\mathrm{SL}_2(q)\cong\mathrm{PSL}_2(q)$ can be deduced from the character table of $\mathrm{GL}_2(q)$ (see, for example, Exercise ...
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Centraliser of a finite group
Let $G=\operatorname{Sp}(8,K)$ be a symplectic algebraic group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic not $2$.
We have a vector space decomposition $V_8=V_2\otimes V_4$ where the $2$-...
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is the embedding $\mathrm{Sp}_{2m}(p)\leqslant S_{p^m-1}$ possible?
Is the following embedding possible?
$\mathrm{Sp}_{2m}(p)\leqslant S_{p^m-1}$ where $S_{p^m-1}$ is a symmetric group and $p$ is prime. I see that when $p=3$ and $m=3$, the order of the former does ...
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$C_G(E)= E \times{\rm PGL}_k(q)$
Let $r$ be an odd prime and $q$ a power of a prime $p$ where $r\neq p$.
If $r^m|n$ and $q\equiv1$ (mod $r$), then $r^{1+2m}.{\rm Sp}_{2m}(r)\le{\rm GL}_n(q)$ and $Center(r^{1+2m}.{\rm Sp}_{2m}(r))\le ...
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Orbit sizes of $G=\operatorname{SO}^{+}_{2n}(2)$
Let $G=\operatorname{SO}^{+}_{2n}(2)$. I did some Magma computation and found there were $3$ orbits on the natural $G$-set when $n=2,3,4$. The orbit sizes are $1$-$9$-$6$, $1$-$35$-$28$, $1$-$135$-$...
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Normalisers and stabilisers in classical groups $\operatorname{PGL}_{4}$
In $G=\operatorname{PGL}(4,5)$ there are two elementary abelian $2$-subgroups of order $16$ denoted by $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ with $N_{G}(E_{1})=E_{1}.\operatorname{Sp}(4,2)$ and $N_{G}(E_{2})=E_{2}.(2^{...
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Kronecker product preserves the conjugacy relation?
Let $G =$ PGL$_{n}(\textbf{C})$ and $T$ be the image in $G$ of the subgroup of the invertible diagonal matrices of $\operatorname{GL}_{n}(\textbf{C})$. Let $A$ and $B$ be two elementary abelian $2$-...
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Embedding (Kronecker product) preserves the structure?
In PGL$_{n}(\textbf{C})$, conjugacy classes of toral involutions can be represented by $$s_{i} = \begin{pmatrix}
-I_{i} & 0\\
0 & I_{n-i}
\end{pmatrix}.$$ for $1 \leqslant i \leqslant [n/2]$. ...
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Intersection of identity components
Let $e_{1}$ and $e_{2}$ be involutions in the algebraic group $G=\operatorname{PGL}_{n}(\mathbb{C})$. Do we have $$C_{G}(\langle e_{1},e_{2}\rangle)^{\circ} = C_{G}(e_{1})^{\circ}\cap C_{G}(e_{2})^{\...
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Realization of a subgroup in a maximal subgroup of a classical group
$\DeclareMathOperator\Sp{Sp}\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$In the finite group $G = \operatorname{PGL}_8(5)$, there is an elementary abelian $2$-subgroup $E$ of rank 5. $E = A_{1} \times A_{2} $ where $...
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Minimal degrees of finite simple groups
The minimal projective degrees (minimal degree of an irreducible representation of a central extension) of the finite classical groups are (famously) given by Tiep and Zalesskii [1]. Is there a ...
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The number of orbits of a two-point stabilizer of the symplectic group $Sp(2m,2)$
I am trying to figure out the number of orbits of a two-point stabilizer of the action of $Sp(2m,2)$ on its two orbits $\Omega^+$ and $\Omega^-$ as detailed in Dixon and Mortimer's "Permutation ...
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On $(2,3)$-generation of finite simple classical groups
A group $G$ is called $(a,b)$-generated if $G=\langle x,y\rangle$ for some $x,y\in G$ with $|x|=a$ and $|y|=b$.
I know some of the histories on this problem. For example, in this early paper in 1996 ...
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Existence (or the number) of generating triple of involutions of $\operatorname{PGL}_2(p)$ with some conditions
Let $G=\operatorname{PGL}_2(p)$, where $p\ge 5$ is a prime. Is there a generating triple of involutions $(x,y,z)$ of $G$ such that $|xy|=p$, $|xz|=p+1$ and $|yz|=p-1$? That means, $\langle x,y,z\...
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Is the Singer cycle preserved by field automorphisms and graph automorphisms?
Let $T=\operatorname{PSL}_n(q)$ with $n$ a prime number. Then the $\mathscr{C}_3$ subgroup $M=\langle x\rangle{:}\langle\sigma\rangle$ of $T$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}_{\frac{q^n-1}{(q-1)(n,q-1)}}{:...
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Is the size of a conjugacy class in a finite classical group a polynomial?
Suppose $G$ is a classical matrix group over a finite field of order $q$.
If $C$ is a conjugacy class in $G$ , is $|C|$ a polynomial in $q$?
This question is supported by the fact that whenever I ...
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Splitting of regular semisimple conjugacy classes in $SL_{n}(q)$
I have the following question: Consider the following two finite groups: $GL_{n}(q)$ and $SL_{n}(q)$. What I am trying to understand is the regular semisimple conjugacy classes of $SL_{n}(q)$. Now, ...
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The double cover of $[W(E_7),W(E_7)] \cong Sp_6(\mathbb F_2)$ as a Galois group over $\mathbb Q$
I came across the following problem when I was trying to construct a certain type of homomorphisms from $\Gamma_{\mathbb Q}$ to $E^{sc}_7(\mathbb F_p)$ for any prime $p$:
Is the double cover of $Sp_6(...
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Extensions of $SL(2,\mathbb{F}_q)$
Let $n = q(q^2-1)$ (the order of $SL(2,\mathbb{F}_q)$ I think). How many groups of order $2n$ contain $SL(2,\mathbb{F}_q)$ as a (necessarily normal) subgroup? Is this number known exactly? Seems ...
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