The M\"obius function of the small Ree groups

Publication date: 17 November 2017

Abstract: The M"obius function for a group,

G

, was introduced in 1936 by Hall in order to count ordered generating sets of

G

. In this paper we determine the M"obius function of the simple small Ree groups,

R (q) =^{2} G_{2} (q)

where

q = 3^{2 m + 1}

for

m > 0

, using their 2-transitive permutation representation of degree

q^{3} + 1

and describe their maximal subgroups in terms of this representation. We then use this to determine

v e r t

Epi

(G a m m a, G) v e r t

for various

G a m m a

, such as

F_{2}

or the modular group

P S L_{2} (m a t h b b Z)

, with applications to Grothendieck's theory of dessins d'enfants as well as probabilistic generation of the small Ree groups.

Recommendations

Cited In (8)

This page was built for publication: The M\"obius function of the small Ree groups