Covers and normal covers of finite groups.

DOI10.1016/j.jalgebra.2014.08.046zbMath1310.20031arXiv1310.1775MaRDI QIDQ471878

Andrea Lucchini, Martino Garonzi

Publication date: 17 November 2014

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1310.1775

zbMATH Keywords

conjugacy classes; finite simple groups; finite permutation groups; unions of subgroups; covering numbers; covers of groups; coverings of groups; minimal normal subgroups; normal covers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

20E45: Conjugacy classes for groups

20D60: Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups

20E28: Maximal subgroups

20D30: Series and lattices of subgroups

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

20B05: General theory for finite permutation groups

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Uses Software

• GAP

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