The Schur multiplier of McLaughlin's simple group (Q1092160)
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The Schur multiplier of McLaughlin's simple group (English)
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1987
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This paper gives a short elegant proof that the Schur multiplier of the simple group G of McLaughlin is of order 3. Note that \(| G| =2^ 73^ 65^ 37\cdot 11\) and that the simple group of Lyons contains a 3- fold covering of G.
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McLaughlin simple group
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Lyons group
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Schur multiplier
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covering
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