On groups with the same character degrees as almost simple groups with socle Mathieu groups (Q1700662)

Summary: Let \(G\) be a finite group and \(\operatorname{cd}(G)\) denote the set of complex irreducible character degrees of \(G\). In this paper, we prove that if \(G\) is a finite group and \(H\) is an almost simple group whose socle is a Mathieu group such that \(\operatorname{cd}(G)=\operatorname{cd}(H)\), then there exists an abelian subgroup \(A\) of \(G\) such that \(G/A\) is isomorphic to \(H\). In view of \textit{B. Huppert}'s conjecture [Ill. J. Math. 44, No. 4, 828--842 (2000; Zbl 0972.20006)], we also provide some examples to show that \(G\) is not necessarily a direct product of \(A\) and \(H\), and hence we cannot extend this conjecture to almost simple groups.