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Is every finite-order unimodular matrix conjugate to a $0,1,-1$ matrix?

Problem. Given a matrix $A\in\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$ such that $A^k=1$ for some $k\geq 1$, is there a matrix $g\in\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$ such that $gAg^{-1}$ has only $0$, $1$, and $-1$ as ...
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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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