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Questions about the branch of algebra that deals with groups.

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How to find more (finite almost simple) groups with a given Sylow subgroup

If you are only interested in actions on the Sylow p-subgroup, you may not need to find all groups, but just all so-called p-fusion patterns, as formalized in the theory of fusion systems due to Puig, …
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When are all centralizers in a Lie group connected?

Centralizers of various types of subgroups, and their relationship to invariants like the cohomology of the classifying space $BG$ has a long history of study, at least going back to the papers from t …
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Why are Schur multipliers of finite simple groups so small?

The Schur multiplier $H^2(G;{\mathbb C}^\times) \cong H^3(G;{\mathbb Z})$ of a finite group is a product of its $p$-primary parts $$H^3(G;{\mathbb Z}) = \oplus_{ p | |G|} H^3(G;{\mathbb Z}_{(p)})$$ …
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Definition of "finite group of Lie type"?

I feel a bit funny posting this as an answer to someone who has written a book with "finite groups of Lie type" in the title. But I also find the matter both confusing and interesting (and full of co …
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