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Questions on group theory which concern finite groups.

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On the Upper Density of $C_2$ in finite groups

Pyber showed that the number of groups of order $n$ is $\leq n^{\frac{2}{27}\nu(n)^3+C\nu(n)^{3/2}}$, where $\nu$ is the highest power of a prime dividing $n$ and $C$ is an absolute constant. On the o …
Jan-Christoph Schlage-Puchta's user avatar
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How many generators does a direct product of alternating groups need?

P. Hall gave a formula for the number of generators of $G^n$ for any finite simple group $G$. One famous example is the fact that $A_5^{19}$ is 2-generated, but $A_5^{20}$ is not. The question of comp …
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A good upper-bound for the cardinal of an interval of finite groups

A chain in $[H,G]$ has length $\leq\Omega(|G:H|)$, where $\Omega$ denotes the number of prime factors counted with multiplicity. If $H=H_0<H_1<\dots<H_k=G$ is a maximal chain, then there are elements …
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Simplicity of alternating group $A_n$

I prefer the proof going via 3-cycles. It is probably the least elegant proof, but it is the one which you probably would have found when considering the problem without any prior knowledge. Also the …
Jan-Christoph Schlage-Puchta's user avatar
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Can a large transitive permutation group need many generators?

let $G$ be a transitive permutation group acting on $\{1, \ldots, n\}$, and let $d(G)$ be the minimal number of generators of $G$. Is it true, that for $n\rightarrow\infty$ we have $\frac{d(G)\log|G|} …
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Generalizing the Notion of Nilpotent/Abelian/Cyclic Numbers

A nilpotent group is the direct product of its Sylow subgroups, hence the nilpotency class of a nilpotent group equals the maximum of the nilpotency classes of its Sylow subgroups. A group of order $p …
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