The Maximal Subgroups of the Low-Dimensional Finite Classical Groups

The Maximal Subgroups of the Low-Dimensional Finite Classical Groups

Author: John N. Bray

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-07-25

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 1107276225

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This book classifies the maximal subgroups of the almost simple finite classical groups in dimension up to 12; it also describes the maximal subgroups of the almost simple finite exceptional groups with socle one of Sz(q), G2(q), 2G2(q) or 3D4(q). Theoretical and computational tools are used throughout, with downloadable Magma code provided. The exposition contains a wealth of information on the structure and action of the geometric subgroups of classical groups, but the reader will also encounter methods for analysing the structure and maximality of almost simple subgroups of almost simple groups. Additionally, this book contains detailed information on using Magma to calculate with representations over number fields and finite fields. Featured within are previously unseen results and over 80 tables describing the maximal subgroups, making this volume an essential reference for researchers. It also functions as a graduate-level textbook on finite simple groups, computational group theory and representation theory.


The Subgroup Structure of the Finite Classical Groups

The Subgroup Structure of the Finite Classical Groups

Author: Peter B. Kleidman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1990-04-26

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 052135949X

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With the classification of the finite simple groups complete, much work has gone into the study of maximal subgroups of almost simple groups. In this volume the authors investigate the maximal subgroups of the finite classical groups and present research into these groups as well as proving many new results. In particular, the authors develop a unified treatment of the theory of the 'geometric subgroups' of the classical groups, introduced by Aschbacher, and they answer the questions of maximality and conjugacy and obtain the precise shapes of these groups. Both authors are experts in the field and the book will be of considerable value not only to group theorists, but also to combinatorialists and geometers interested in these techniques and results. Graduate students will find it a very readable introduction to the topic and it will bring them to the very forefront of research in group theory.


Surveys in Combinatorics 2005

Surveys in Combinatorics 2005

Author: Bridget S. Webb

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-07-21

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780521615235

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This volume provides an up-to-date overview of current research across combinatorics,.


Finite Simple Groups: Thirty Years of the Atlas and Beyond

Finite Simple Groups: Thirty Years of the Atlas and Beyond

Author: Manjul Bhargava

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2017-07-24

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1470436787

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Classification of Finite Simple Groups, one of the most monumental accomplishments of modern mathematics, was announced in 1983 with the proof completed in 2004. Since then, it has opened up a new and powerful strategy to approach and resolve many previously inaccessible problems in group theory, number theory, combinatorics, coding theory, algebraic geometry, and other areas of mathematics. This strategy crucially utilizes various information about finite simple groups, part of which is catalogued in the Atlas of Finite Groups (John H. Conway et al.), and in An Atlas of Brauer Characters (Christoph Jansen et al.). It is impossible to overestimate the roles of the Atlases and the related computer algebra systems in the everyday life of researchers in many areas of contemporary mathematics. The main objective of the conference was to discuss numerous applications of the Atlases and to explore recent developments and future directions of research, with focus on the interaction between computation and theory and applications to number theory and algebraic geometry. The papers in this volume are based on talks given at the conference. They present a comprehensive survey on current research in all of these fields.


Proceedings of the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society, Volume I

Proceedings of the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society, Volume I

Author: O. A. Ladyzhenskaya Anatoli_ Moiseevich Vershik

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 1993-03-22

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780821895900

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This is the inaugural volume of a new book series published under the auspices of the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society. The book contains contributions by some of the leading mathematicians in St. Petersburg. Ranging over a wide array of topics, these papers testify to the diverse interests and productive mathematical life of the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society.


The Spread of Almost Simple Classical Groups

The Spread of Almost Simple Classical Groups

Author: Scott Harper

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 3030741001

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This monograph studies generating sets of almost simple classical groups, by bounding the spread of these groups. Guralnick and Kantor resolved a 1962 question of Steinberg by proving that in a finite simple group, every nontrivial element belongs to a generating pair. Groups with this property are said to be 3/2-generated. Breuer, Guralnick and Kantor conjectured that a finite group is 3/2-generated if and only if every proper quotient is cyclic. We prove a strong version of this conjecture for almost simple classical groups, by bounding the spread of these groups. This involves analysing the automorphisms, fixed point ratios and subgroup structure of almost simple classical groups, so the first half of this monograph is dedicated to these general topics. In particular, we give a general exposition of Shintani descent. This monograph will interest researchers in group generation, but the opening chapters also serve as a general introduction to the almost simple classical groups.


Surveys in Combinatorics 2021

Surveys in Combinatorics 2021

Author: Konrad K. Dabrowski

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-06-24

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1009018884

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These nine articles provide up-to-date surveys of topics of contemporary interest in combinatorics.


Cherlin’s Conjecture for Finite Primitive Binary Permutation Groups

Cherlin’s Conjecture for Finite Primitive Binary Permutation Groups

Author: Nick Gill

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-06-17

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 3030959562

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This book gives a proof of Cherlin’s conjecture for finite binary primitive permutation groups. Motivated by the part of model theory concerned with Lachlan’s theory of finite homogeneous relational structures, this conjecture proposes a classification of those finite primitive permutation groups that have relational complexity equal to 2. The first part gives a full introduction to Cherlin’s conjecture, including all the key ideas that have been used in the literature to prove some of its special cases. The second part completes the proof by dealing with primitive permutation groups that are almost simple with socle a group of Lie type. A great deal of material concerning properties of primitive permutation groups and almost simple groups is included, and new ideas are introduced. Addressing a hot topic which cuts across the disciplines of group theory, model theory and logic, this book will be of interest to a wide range of readers. It will be particularly useful for graduate students and researchers who need to work with simple groups of Lie type.