Nilpotent covers of symmetric and alternating groups

DOI10.36045/j.bbms.220218arXiv2005.13869OpenAlexW3153121655MaRDI QIDQ6073797

Ian Short, Ngwava Arphaxad Kimeu, Nick Gill

Publication date: 18 September 2023

Published in: Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.13869

zbMATH Keywords

symmetric groupalternating groupnilpotent covernon-nilpotent subsetnormal nilpotent cover

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite nilpotent groups, (p)-groups (20D15) Subgroups of symmetric groups (20B35)

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