Finite Simple Groups of Small Essential Dimension

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-05254-0_16zbMATH Open1386.14173arXiv1101.1372OpenAlexW1929280308MaRDI QIDQ2948985FDOQ2948985

Arnaud Beauville

Publication date: 7 October 2015

Published in: Trends in Contemporary Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss the notion of essential dimension of a finite group and explain its relation with birational algebraic geometry. We show how this leads to a (partial) classification of simple finite groups of essential dimension less than or equal to 3.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.1372

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Birational automorphisms, Cremona group and generalizations (14E07) Group actions on varieties or schemes (quotients) (14L30) Simple groups: alternating groups and groups of Lie type (20D06)

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