Presentations of subgroups of the braid group generated by powers of band generators

According to the Tits conjecture proved by Crisp and Paris (2001) [4], the subgroups of the braid group generated by proper powers of the Artin elements σi are presented by the commutators of generators which are powers of commuting elements. Hence they are naturally presented as right-angled Artin groups.The case of subgroups generated by powers of the band generators aij is more involved. We show that the groups are right-angled Artin groups again, if all generators are proper powers with exponent at least 3. We also give a presentation in cases at the other extreme, when all generators occur with exponent 1 or 2. Such presentations are distinctively more complicated than those of right-angled Artin groups.     

Grassmannian Fixed Point Ratios

We provide estimates for the fixed point ratios in the permutation representations of a finite classical group over a field of order q on k-subspaces of its natural n-dimensional module. For sufficiently large n, each element must either have a negligible ratio or act linearly with a large eigenspace. We obtain an asymptotic estimate in the latter case, which in most cases is q^–dk where d is the codimension of the large eigenspace. The results here are tailored for our forthcoming proof of a conjecture of Guralnick and Thompson on composition factors of monodromy groups.     

马休群与斯坦诺4-设计

讨论了马休群旗传递作用于斯坦诺4-设计上情况,得到了如下结论：设D=（X,B,I）是非平凡的斯坦诺4-设计,D的自同构群G旗传递地作用在D上。若G是几乎单群,则i）Soc（G）不同构于单群：N=Mv,v=12,22,24和N=M11,v=12;ii）若N=M11,v=11,则D是一个斯坦诺4-（11,5,1）设计,且G△M11;iii）若N=M23,v=23,则D是一个斯坦诺4-（23,7,1）设计,且G△M23。     

Large Almost Simple Groups Acting on 16-Dimensional Compact Projective Planes

 This paper deals with the so-called Salzmann program aiming to classify special geometries according to their automorphism groups. Here, topological connected compact projective planes are considered. If finite-dimensional, such planes are of dimension 2, 4, 8, or 16. The classical example of a 16-dimensional, compact projective plane is the projective plane over the octonions with 78-dimensional automorphism group E₆(−26). A 16-dimensional, compact projective plane ? admitting an automorphism group of dimension 41 or more is clasical, [23] 87.5 and 87.7. For the special case of a semisimple group Δ acting on ? the same result can be obtained if dim , see [22]. Our aim is to lower this bound. We show: if Δ is semisimple and dim , then ? is either classical or a Moufang-Hughes plane or Δ is isomorphic to Spin₉ (ℝ, r), r∈{0, 1}. The proof consists of two parts. In [16] it has been shown that Δ is in fact almost simple or isomorphic to SL₃?ċSpin₃ℝ. In the underlying paper we can therefore restrict our considerations to the case that Δ is almost simple, and the corresponding planes are classified. Received 10 February 1997; in final form 19 December 1997     

On Formality of a Class of Compact Homogeneous Spaces

We prove the formality property of any homogeneous space G/G generated by an automorphism of finite order of a compact simple Lie group G.     

A Geometric Characterization of Fischer's Baby Monster

The sporadic simple group F ₂ known as Fischer's Baby Monster acts flag-transitively on a rank 5 P-geometry . P-geometries are geometries with string diagrams, all of whose nonempty edges except one are projective planes of order 2 and one terminal edge is the geometry of the Petersen graph. Let be a flag-transitive P-geometry of rank 5. Suppose that each proper residue of is isomorphic to the corresponding residue in . We show that in this case is isomorphic to . This result realizes a step in classification of the flag-transitive P-geometries and also plays an important role in the characterization of the Fischer–Griess Monster in terms of its 2-local parabolic geometry.     

Notes on piecewise-Koszul algebras

The relationships between piecewise-Koszul algebras and other “Koszul-type” algebras are discussed. The Yoneda-Ext algebra and the dual algebra of a piecewise-Koszul algebra are studied, and a sufficient condition for the dual algebra A ^! to be piecewise-Koszul is given. Finally, by studying the trivial extension algebras of the path algebras of Dynkin quivers in bipartite orientation, we give explicit constructions for piecewise-Koszul algebras with arbitrary “period” and piecewise-Koszul algebras with arbitrary “jump-degree”.     

Graphical characterization of positive definite non symmetric quasi-Cartan matrices

It is known that each positive definite quasi-Cartan matrix $A$ is $\mathbb{Z}$-equivalent to a Cartan matrix $A_{\Delta }$ called Dynkin type of $A$, the matrix $A_{\Delta }$ is uniquely determined up to conjugation by permutation matrices. However, in most of the cases, it is not possible to determine the Dynkin type of a given connected quasi-Cartan matrix by simple inspection. In this paper, we give a graph theoretical characterization of non-symmetric connected quasi-Cartan matrices. For this purpose, a special assemblage of blocks is introduced. This result complements the approach proposed by Barot (1999, 2001), for ${\mathbb{A}}_n$, ${\mathbb{D}}_n$ and ${\mathbb{E}}_m$ with $m=6,7,8$.     

Groups with elementary Abelian centralizers of involutions

An involution i of a group G is said to be almost perfect in G if any two involutions of i^G the order of a product of which is infinite are conjugated via a suitable involution in i^G. We generalize a known result by Brauer, Suzuki, and Wall concerning the structure of finite groups with elementary Abelian centralizers of involutions to groups with almost perfect involutions. __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 75–82, January–February, 2007.     

Carter subgroups of finite almost simple groups

In the paper we work to complete the classification of Carter subgroups in finite almost simple groups. In particular, it is proved that Carter subgroups of every finite almost simple group are conjugate. Based on our previous results, together with those obtained by F. Dalla Volta, A. Lucchini, and M. C. Tamburini, as a consequence we derive that Carter subgroups of every finite group are conjugate. Supported by RFBR grant No. 05-01-00797; by the Council for Grants (under RF President) for Support of Young Russian Scientists via projects MK-1455.2005.1 and MK-3036.2007.1; by SB RAS Young Researchers Support grant No. 29; via Integration Project No. 2006.1.2. __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 157–216, March–April, 2007.     

Injectivity Radius and Cartan Polyhedron for Simply Connected Symmetric Spaces

The author explores the relationship between the cut locus of an arbitrary simply connected and compact Riemannian symmetric space and the Cartan polyhedron of corresponding restricted root system,and computes the injectivity radius and diameter for every type of irreducible ones.