A New Maximal Subgroup of E₈ in Characteristic 3

DOI10.1090/PROC/15759MaRDI QIDQ6363470arXivFDO

Authors David A. Craven, David I. Stewart, Adam R. Thomas

Publication date 22 March 2021

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1090/PROC/15759

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Maximal subgroups (20E28) Exceptional groups (20G41)

arXiv classification

math.GR

Abstract: We prove the existence and uniqueness of a new maximal subgroup of the algebraic group of type $E_8$ in characteristic $3$. This has type $F_4$, and was missing from previous lists of maximal subgroups produced by Seitz and Liebeck--Seitz. We also prove a result about the finite group $H={}^3!D_4(2)$, that if $H$ embeds in $E_8$ (in any characteristic $p$) and has two composition factors on the adjoint module then $p=3$ and $H$ lies in this new maximal $F_4$ subgroup.

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