Generation of finite simple groups by an involution and an element of prime order

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2016.12.031MaRDI QIDQ515593zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Carlisle S. H. King

Publication date 16 March 2017

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.04717

zbMATH Keywords

classical groupssimple groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simple groups: alternating groups and groups of Lie type (20D06) Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60) Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) Finite simple groups and their classification (20D05)

Abstract: We prove that every non-abelian finite simple group is generated by an involution and an element of prime order.

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