Modular analogues of Jordan's theorem for finite linear groups

DOI10.1515/CRELLE.2008.084MaRDI QIDQ3542085zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michael J. Collins

Publication date 27 November 2008

Published in Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (Crelles Journal) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.3245

zbMATH Keywords

Abelian normal subgroupsclassification of finite simple groupsgroups of Lie typeJordan theoremorders of finite subgroups of linear groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simple groups: alternating groups and groups of Lie type (20D06) Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60) Subgroup theorems; subgroup growth (20E07) Other matrix groups over fields (20H20)

Abstract: In 1878, Jordan showed that a finite subgroup of GL(n,C) contains an abelian normal subgroup whose index is bounded by a function of n alone. Previously, the author has given precise bounds. Here, we consider analogues for finite linear groups over algebraically closed fields of positive characteristic l. A larger normal subgroup must be taken, to eliminate unipotent subgroups and groups of Lie type and characteristic l, and we show that generically the bound is similar to that in characteristic 0 - being (n+1)!, or (n+2)! when l divides (n+2) - given by the faithful representations of minimal degree of the symmetric groups. A complete answer for the optimal bounds is given for all degrees n and every characteristic l.

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