scholarly journals Varieties and simple groups

1974 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth A. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Infinite Number ◽  
Simple Groups ◽  
Alternating Group ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Group Of Lie Type ◽  
Proper Subvariety

In her book on varieties of groups, Hanna Neumann posed the following problem [13, p. 166]: “Can a variety other than D contain an infinite number of non-isomorphic non-abelian finite simple groups?”The answer to this question does not seem to be known at present. However, in [7], Heineken and Neumann described an algorithm for determining whether or not there are any non-abelian finite simple groups satisfying a given law. They also outlined a way in which their algorithm could be used to show that “only finitely many of the known non-abelian finite simple groups can satisfy a given non-trivial law”; in this paper, we shall follow their suggestions, and prove theTHEOREM. Let g be a set of mutually non-isomorphic non-abelian finite simple groups, each of which is either an alternating group or a group of Lie type, and let g generate a proper subvariety of D. Then y is finite.

scholarly journals On the Number of p-Regular Elements in Finite Simple Groups

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 82-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
László Babai ◽  
Péter P. Pálfy ◽  
Jan Saxl
Keyword(s):  
Simple Group ◽  
Finite Subgroup ◽  
Simple Groups ◽  
Alternating Group ◽  
Arbitrary Field ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Regular Elements ◽  
Exceptional Groups ◽  
Monte Carlo Algorithms ◽  
A Finite Group

AbstractA p-regular element in a finite group is an element of order not divisible by the prime number p. We show that for every prime p and every finite simple group S, a fair proportion of elements of S is p-regular. In particular, we show that the proportion of p-regular elements in a finite classical simple group (not necessarily of characteristic p) is greater than 1/(2n), where n – 1 is the dimension of the projective space on which S acts naturally. Furthermore, in an exceptional group of Lie type this proportion is greater than 1/15. For the alternating group An, this proportion is at least 26/(27√n), and for sporadic simple groups, at least 2/29.We also show that for an arbitrary field F, if the simple group S is a quotient of a finite subgroup of GLn(F) then for any prime p, the proportion of p-regular elements in S is at least min{1/31, 1/(2n)}.Along the way we obtain estimates for the proportion of elements of certain primitive prime divisor orders in exceptional groups, complementing work by Niemeyer and Praeger (1998).Our result shows that in finite simple groups, p-regular elements can be found efficiently by random sampling. This is a key ingredient to recent polynomial-time Monte Carlo algorithms for matrix groups.Finally we complement our lower bound results with the following upper bound: for all n ≥ 2 there exist infinitely many prime powers q such that the proportion of elements of odd order in PSL(n,q) is less than 3/√n.

Local identification of spherical buildings and finite simple groups of Lie type

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
ULRICH MEIERFRANKENFELD ◽  
GERNOT STROTH ◽  
RICHARD M. WEISS
Keyword(s):  
Finite Group ◽  
Short Proof ◽  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Group Of Lie Type ◽  
Parabolic Structure ◽  
Arbitrary Finite Group ◽  
Rank 2 ◽  
Groups Of Lie Type

AbstractWe give a short proof of the uniqueness of finite spherical buildings of rank at least 3 in terms of the structure of the rank 2 residues and use this result to prove a result making it possible to identify an arbitrary finite group of Lie type from knowledge of its “parabolic structure” alone. Our proof also involves a connection between loops, “Latin chamber systems” and buildings.

scholarly journals On the shortest identity in finite simple groups of Lie type

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uzy Hadad
Keyword(s):  
Simple Group ◽  
Finite Simple Group ◽  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Group Of Lie Type ◽  
Groups Of Lie Type

AbstractWe prove that the length of the shortest identity in a finite simple group of Lie type of rank

scholarly journals A diameter bound for finite simple groups of large rank

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arindam Biswas ◽  
Yilong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Large Rank

scholarly journals New Beauville surfaces and finite simple groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 391-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Garion ◽  
Matteo Penegini
Keyword(s):  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Beauville Surfaces

scholarly journals Finite simple exceptional groups of Lie type in which all subgroups of odd index are pronormal

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 999-1016
Author(s):  
Anatoly S. Kondrat’ev ◽  
Natalia V. Maslova ◽  
Danila O. Revin
Keyword(s):  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Exceptional Groups ◽  
Odd Index ◽  
Groups Of Lie Type

AbstractA subgroup H of a group G is said to be pronormal in G if H and {H^{g}} are conjugate in {\langle H,H^{g}\rangle} for every {g\in G}. In this paper, we determine the finite simple groups of type {E_{6}(q)} and {{}^{2}E_{6}(q)} in which all the subgroups of odd index are pronormal. Thus, we complete a classification of finite simple exceptional groups of Lie type in which all the subgroups of odd index are pronormal.

On Pronormal Subgroups in Finite Simple Groups

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Kondrat’ev ◽  
N. V. Maslova ◽  
D. O. Revin
Keyword(s):  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups

scholarly journals Small Degree Representations of Finite Chevalley Groups in Defining Characteristic

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 135-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Lübeck
Keyword(s):  
Algebraic Groups ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
Irreducible Representations ◽  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups ◽  
Linear Algebraic Groups ◽  
Large Rank ◽  
Projective Representations ◽  
Computer Calculations ◽  
Simply Connected

AbstractThe author has determined, for all simple simply connected reductive linear algebraic groups defined over a finite field, all the irreducible representations in their defining characteristic of degree below some bound. These also give the small degree projective representations in defining characteristic for the corresponding finite simple groups. For large rank l, this bound is proportional to l3, and for rank less than or equal to 11 much higher. The small rank cases are based on extensive computer calculations.

A new characterization of some finite simple groups

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Ghasemabadi ◽  
A. Iranmanesh ◽  
F. Mavadatpour
Keyword(s):  
Simple Groups ◽  
Finite Simple Groups
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