Simple connectivity of the Quillen complex of GL_ n(q)

DOI10.1006/JABR.1995.1347MaRDI QIDQ1904078zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Kaustuv Mukul Das

Publication date 1 February 1996

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1006/jabr.1995.1347

zbMATH Keywords

finite groupsgroups of Lie typeorder complexposet of elementary Abelian \(p\)-subgroupsQuillen complexsimple connectivity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sylow subgroups, Sylow properties, (pi)-groups, (pi)-structure (20D20) Series and lattices of subgroups (20D30) Linear algebraic groups over finite fields (20G40) Simplicial sets and complexes in algebraic topology (55U10)

Review text

The Quillen complex \({\mathcal A}_p(G)\) of a finite group \(G\) at a prime \(p\) dividing the order of \(G\) is the order complex of the poset of nontrivial elementary Abelian \(p\)-subgroups of \(G\), ordered by inclusion. Known properties of \({\mathcal A}_p(G)\) and the result of Gorenstein and Lyons are indicating that the pairs \(G\), \(p\) for which \({\mathcal A}_p(G)\) is disconnected are completely classified. According to Aschbacher, the question about the simple connectivity of \({\mathcal A}_p(G)\) has, to a large extent, been reduced to a minimal class of groups, which includes the classical groups of Lie type. It is proved, that \({\mathcal A}_p(G)\) for \(G=\text{GL}(n,q)\) is simply connected whenever \(m_p(G)(=\max\{m_p(A)\mid A\in{\mathcal A}_p(G)\})\geq3\). This was known by results of Quillen, Solomon and Tits for the cases when \(p\) is the characteristic prime, and when \(p\mid q-1\). If \(p\) is not a divisor for \(q-1\), then \({\mathcal A}_p(G)\) coincides with \({\mathcal A}_p(\text{SL}(n,q))\) and is isomorphic to \({\mathcal A}_p(\text{PSL}(n,q))\).

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