Epimorphic subgroups of simple algebraic groups

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2025.10.040MaRDI QIDQ6873042zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Donna M. Testerman, Adam R. Thomas

Publication date 19 January 2026

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2025.10.040

zbMATH Keywords

Coxeter numberdimensionepimorphic subgroupepimorphismpositive characteristicsimple algebraic group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Subgroup theorems; subgroup growth (20E07) Structure theory for linear algebraic groups (20G07)

Review text

Let \(G\) and \(K\) be two linear algebraic groups over an algebraically closed field. Let \(\phi: K \longrightarrow G\) be a homomorphism of linear algebraic groups. The map \(\phi\) is an epimorphism if it admits right cancellation, namely, whenever \N\[\N\psi_1 \circ \phi = \psi_2 \circ \phi\N\]\Nholds for homomorphisms \(\psi_1, \psi_2 : G \longrightarrow G_0\) for some linear algebraic group \(G_0\), we have \(\psi_1 =\psi_2\). An epimorphic subgroup is a subgroup whose inclusion map is an epimorphism. Since the overgroups of epimorphic subgroups are also epimorphic, one may study maximal and minimal epimorphic subgroups. \textit{I. I. Simion} and \textit{D. M. Testerman} [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 228, No. 6, Article ID 107572, 16 p. (2024; Zbl 1535.20242)] considered simple linear algebraic groups of rank \(2\) over algebraically closed fields of positive characteristic and they proved that the minimal dimension of a closed epimorphic subgroup is \(3\).\N\NIn the paper under review, the authors prove the following interesting result:\N\NTheorem 1. Every simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic admits a proper epimorphic subgroup of dimension less than or equal to \(5\).\N\NMoreover, they prove that if the characteristic is greater than the Coxeter number, then the simple algebraic group has a proper epimorphic subgroup of dimension \(3\) (see \textit{Theorem 2}).

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