Involution centralisers in finite unitary groups of odd characteristic

DOI10.1016/j.jalgebra.2019.09.009zbMath1485.20122arXiv1812.01362WikidataQ127202278 ScholiaQ127202278MaRDI QIDQ2282994

Stephen P. Glasby, Cheryl E. Praeger, Colva M. Roney-Dougal

Publication date: 27 December 2019

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.01362

zbMATH Keywords

unitary groups; classical groups; recognition algorithms; group generation; regular semisimple elements; involution centralisers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

20G40: Linear algebraic groups over finite fields

20D60: Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups

20F69: Asymptotic properties of groups

20D06: Simple groups: alternating groups and groups of Lie type

20P05: Probabilistic methods in group theory

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