Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
0 votes
2 answers
202 views

Products of maximal inclusions of finite groups with a non-obvious intermediate

Let $(H_1 \subset G_1)$ and $(H_2 \subset G_2)$ be core-free maximal inclusions of finite groups. Their product, the inclusion $(H_1 \times H_2 \subset G_1 \times G_2)$, admits four obvious ...
Sebastien Palcoux's user avatar
5 votes
0 answers
305 views

Are the homogeneous single chain subfactors, Dedekind?

Background: See here and there. Recall that a subfactor is Dedekind if all its intermediate subfactors are normal. A subfactor $(N \subset M)$ is Homogeneous Single Chain (HSC) if its lattice ...
Sebastien Palcoux's user avatar
37 votes
2 answers
2k views

A group-theoretic perspective on Frankl's union closed problem

Here is a group theoretic phrasing of a special case of the union closed conjecture: Question: Given a finite group $G$, is there an element of prime power order which is contained in at most half ...
Gjergji Zaimi's user avatar
16 votes
2 answers
992 views

Maximal number of maximal subgroups

Let $G$ be a finite group. I want to find an upper bound on the number of the maximal subgroups. My questions is does it possible to prove that the number of maximal subgroups of any finite group $G$ ...
Klim Efremenko's user avatar
12 votes
2 answers
832 views

24 vectors in Leech lattice having scalar product $\frac{1}{4}$ pairwise

Two vectors from Leech lattice - as defined on wikipedia - have scalar product $\pm 32,\pm 16, \pm 8$ or $0$. Do there exist 24 vectors having scalar product 8 pairwise ? When we consider unit vectors ...
user avatar
7 votes
1 answer
565 views

Are the distributive permutation groups linearly primitive?

An action of a group $G$ on a set $X \neq \emptyset$ is called transitive if $\forall x,y \in X$, $\exists g \in G$ such that $g.x = y$. It is called primitive if it is transitive and preserves no non-...
Sebastien Palcoux's user avatar
3 votes
0 answers
302 views

What's the ratio of inclusions of finite groups with a distributive lattice?

Definition: Two inclusions of finite groups are equivalent, $(A \subset B) \sim (C \subset D)$, if: $(A/A_B \subset B/A_B) \simeq (C/C_D \subset D/C_D)$ with $A_B$ the normal core of $A$ in $B$. ...
Sebastien Palcoux's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
259 views

Existence of homogeneous single chain compositions of a given maximal subfactor?

All the subfactors here are irreducible inclusion of hyperfinite II$_1$ factors. A subfactor $(N \subset M)$ is Homogeneous Single Chain ($HSC$) if its lattice of intermediate subfactors is a single ...
Sebastien Palcoux's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
218 views

Map homemade Leech lattice to classic one

In following question on MathOverflow I received construction of new Leech lattice provided by Noam Elkies. Let's call it $(E)$. This Leech lattice has nice feature that there is easy to see $24$ ...
user avatar