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Which elements in $\mathrm{Aut}(\widehat{F_2})$ preserve the procyclic subgroup generated by the commutator $c=[a,b]$?
Let $F_2$ denote the free group over two generators $a,b$, and we denote $c=[a,b]$ as the commutator. It is well-known that any automorphism $\psi$ of $F_2$ preserves the conjugacy class of the ...
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Distinct characters with the same character values, outer automorphisms and Galois conjugation
Given an (irreducible complex) character of a finite group the following three construction all yield another irreducible character of the same degree:
multiplying by a degree 1 character
applying an ...
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A subgroup of index 2 for a solvable finite group transitively acting on a finite set of cardinality $2m$ where $m$ is odd
Let $G$ be a finite group acting transitively on the finite set $X=\{1,2,\dots, 2m\}$
of cardinality $2m\ge 6$ where $m$ is odd.
Question 1. Is it true that $G$ always has a subgroup $H$ of index 2
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Inverse Galois problem on simple groups
Im trying to find a way to connect a possible solution of the inverse Galois problem on simple groups to a more general solution on any finite group.
I've tryied to mess with the embedding problem for ...
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Which groups are Galois over some p-adic field?
Suppose I have some finite $p$-group $G$, or a little extension of it.
How do I know if there exists a prime $l$ and a finite extension $K$ of $\mathbb{Q}_l$ such that $G$ is the Galois group of ...
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Is there a precise notion of "almost all" such that almost all finite groups are Galois groups of extensions of the rationals?
I vainly tried to define a notion of "almost solvable group" such that every "almost solvable group" is the Galois group of a finite extension of the rationals, but I can't figure out the right way to ...
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Embeddings of finite groups into GL(n,Q_p)
This question is inspired by some interesting comments on this recent question.
Fix an integer $n \geq 1$ and a finite subgroup $G$ of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbf{C})$. It is known that there are ...
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