The involution width of finite simple groups

DOI10.1016/j.jalgebra.2017.08.036zbMath1423.20012arXiv1611.06900OpenAlexW2550271286MaRDI QIDQ1675081

Alexander J. Malcolm

Publication date: 26 October 2017

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.06900

zbMATH Keywords

finite simple groupscharacter theorywidth questions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simple groups: alternating groups and groups of Lie type (20D06) Representations of finite groups of Lie type (20C33)

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Uses Software

• GAP
• Maple
• CHEVIE

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