The Mathieu GroupM12and Its Pseudogroup ExtensionM13

DOI10.1080/10586458.2006.10128958MaRDI QIDQ3428101zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Noam D. Elkies, Jeremy L. Martin, J. H. Conway

Publication date 27 March 2007

Published in Experimental Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0508630, https://eudml.org/doc/231908

zbMATH Keywords

finite projective planesGolay codeHadamard matricesMathieu groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of finite geometries (05B25) Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.) (05C25) Multiply transitive finite groups (20B20) Finite automorphism groups of algebraic, geometric, or combinatorial structures (20B25) Simple groups: sporadic groups (20D08) Combinatorial structures in finite projective spaces (51E20) Combinatorial codes (94B25)

Abstract: We study a construction of the Mathieu group $M_{12}$ using a game reminiscent of Loyd's ``15-puzzle. The elements of $M_{12}$ are realized as permutations on~12 of the~13 points of the finite projective plane of order~3. There is a natural extension to a ``pseudogroup $M_{13}$ acting on all~13 points, which exhibits a limited form of sextuple transitivity. Another corollary of the construction is a metric, akin to that induced by a Cayley graph, on both $M_{12}$ and $M_{13}$. We develop these results, and extend them to the double covers and automorphism groups of $M_{12}$ and $M_{13}$, using the ternary Golay code and $12x12$ Hadamard matrices. In addition, we use experimental data on the quasi-Cayley metric to gain some insight into the structure of these groups and pseudogroups.

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