Investigation of Commuting Graphs for Elements of Order 3 in Certain Leech Lattice Groups

Assume that G is a finite group and X is a subset of G. The commuting graph is denoted by С(G,X) and has a set of vertices X with two distinct vertices x, y Î X, being connected together on the condition of xy = yx. In this paper, we investigate the structure of Ϲ(G,X) when G is a particular type of Leech lattice groups, namely Higman–Sims group HS and Janko group J2, along with X as a G-conjugacy class of elements of order 3. We will pay particular attention to analyze the discs’ structure and determinate the diameters, girths, and clique number for these graphs.

O'NAN GROUP UNIQUELY DETERMINED BY THE CENTRALIZER OF A 2-CENTRAL INVOLUTION

In this paper we give a self-contained existence and uniqueness proof for the sporadic O'Nan group ON by showing that it is uniquely determined up to isomorphism by the centralizer H of a 2-central involution z. We establish for such a simple group G a presentation in terms of generators and defining relations and a faithful permutation representation of degree 2.624.832 with a uniquely determined stabilizer isomorphic to the small sporadic Janko group J1. We also calculate its character table by new methods and determine a system of representatives of the conjugacy classes of G.

BROUÉ'S CONJECTURE FOR THE HALL–JANKO GROUP AND ITS DOUBLE COVER

Broué's abelian defect conjecture suggests a deep link between the module categories of a block of a group algebra and its Brauer correspondent, viz. that they should be derived equivalent. We are able to verify Broué's conjecture for the Hall–Janko group, even its double cover $2.J_2$, as well as for $U_3(4)$ and ${\rm Sp}_4(4)$. In fact we verify Rickard's refinement to Broué's conjecture and show that the derived equivalence can be chosen to be a splendid equivalence for these examples.2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: 20C20, 20C34.