Finite Permutation Groups and Finite Simple Groups

DOI10.1112/blms/13.1.1zbMath0463.20003OpenAlexW2120980679MaRDI QIDQ3913570

Peter J. Cameron

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1112/blms/13.1.1

zbMATH Keywords

primitive permutation groupsfinite permutation groupsrankclassification of finite simple groupsmultiply transitive groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite automorphism groups of algebraic, geometric, or combinatorial structures (20B25) Finite simple groups and their classification (20D05) Primitive groups (20B15) General theory for finite permutation groups (20B05) Multiply transitive finite groups (20B20) Characterization theorems for permutation groups (20B10)

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