2-Fusion Systems with Components of Type SL2(q)

We study a problem in fusion systems designed to mimic, simplify, and generalize parts of the Classification of Finite Simple Groups. A 2-fusion system is a 2-group S with a family of injective homomorphisms on subgroups of S. Fusion systems arise in the study of modular representations and classifying spaces, and our results have potential ramifications beyond finite group theory. One problem is to determine S or, whenever possible, the entire 2-fusion system from the knowledge of certain subgroups and maps. We consider the case where S contains a subgroup and maps that arise in the Classification with standard component of type SL₂(q).     

Powers of commutators

Any element of a finite group that generates the same cyclic subgroup as some commutator, is itself a commutator. The paper presents a completely elementary proof of this fact, whereas previous proofs depend on character theory.     

Central Units in ℤCp,q

Let C_{p, q} be the semi-direct product of a cyclic group of order q by a cyclic group of order p, and ?C_{p, q} the integral group ring of C_{p, q}. In this article, firstly, we describe the group of normalized central units of ?C_{p, q} as a direct product of two subgroups that we call units of first kind and of second kind. For a class of prime numbers that we call good primes, we construct a multiplicatively independent set which generates the group of units of first kind. Finally, we construct a set of multiplicatively independent units which generates the units of second kind for a larger class of primes.     

Central Units in Metacyclic Integral Group Rings

In this article, we give a method to compute the rank of the subgroup of central units of ? G, for a finite metacyclic group, G, by means of ?-classes and ?-classes. Then we construct a multiplicatively independent set  ? (U(? C _{p, q} )) and by applying our results, we prove that  generates a subgroup of finite index.     

The Smooth Representations of GL2(𝔒)

We give a classification of the smooth (complex) representations of GL₂(𝔬), where 𝔬 is the ring of integers in a non-Archimedean local field. The approach is based on Clifford theory of finite groups and a corresponding study of orbits and stabilizers. In terms of this classification, we identify the representations which are geometrically or infinitesimally induced, respectively.     

Divisor class group and canonical class of rings defined by ideals of pfaffians

In this paper we study the rings defined by ideals of pfaffians of a skew symmetric matrix of indeterminates. We analyze the case in which the pfaffians are not necessarily of fixed size. We prove that such rings are Cohen-Macaulay normal domains and we compute the divisor class group and the canonical class. It allows us to determine which of our rings are Gorenstein.     

Recognizing the Automorphism Groups of Mathieu Groups

It is a well-known fact that characters of a finite group can give important information about the structure of the group. It was also proved by the third author that a finite simple group can be uniquely determined by its character table. Here the authors attempt to investigate how to characterize a finite almost-simple group by using less information of its character table, and successfully characterize the automorphism groups of Mathieu groups by their orders and at most two irreducible character degrees of their character tables.     

The Groups H3(F(X)/FM) and CH2(X) for Generic Splitting Varieties of Quadratic Forms

Let F be a field of characteristic different from 2 and be a quadratic form over F. Let X be an arbitrary projective homogeneous generic splitting variety of . For example, we can take X to be equal to the variety X_,m of totally isotropic m-dimensional subspaces of V, where V is the quadratic space corresponding to and < dim V. In this paper, we study the groups CH²(X) and H³(F(X)/F) = ker(H ³(F) H ³(F(X))). One of the main results of this paper claims that the group Tors CH²(X) is always zero or isomorphic to . In many cases we prove that Tors CH²(X) = 0 and compute the group H ³(F(X)/F) completely. As an application of the main results, we give a criterion of motivic equivalence of eight-dimensional forms except for the case where the Schur indices of their Clifford algebras equal 4.     

A New Characterization of PSL(p,q)

Abstract

Order components of a finite group are introduced in Chen [Chen, G. Y. (1996c) On Thompson's conjecture. J. Algebra 185:184–193]. It was proved that PSL(3, q), where q is an odd prime power, is uniquely determined by its order components [Iranmanesh, A., Alavi, S. H., Khosravi, B. (2002a). A characterization of PSL(3, q) where q is an odd prime power. J. Pure Appl. Algebra 170(2–3): 243–254]. Also in Iranmanesh et al. [Iranmanesh, A., Alavi, S. H., Khosravi, B. (2002b). A characterization of PSL(3, q) where q = 2 ⁿ . Acta Math. Sinica, English Ser. 18(3):463–472] and [Iranmanesh, A., Alavi, S. H. (2002). A characterization of simple groups PSL(5, q). Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 65:211–222] it was proved that PSL(3, q) for q = 2 ⁿ and PSL(5, q) are uniquely determined by their order components. In this paper we prove that PSL(p, q) can be uniquely determined by its order components, where p is an odd prime number. A main consequence of our results is the validity of Thompson's conjecture for the groups under consideration.     

A New Characterization of Simple K 3-Groups by Their Orders and Large Degrees of Their Irreducible Characters

It is a well-known fact that characters of a finite group can give important information of the structure of the group. Also it was proved by the second author that a finite simple group can uniquely determined by its character table. Here the authors attempt to investigate how to characterize a finite group by using less information of its character table, and successfully characterize K ₃-groups by their orders and one or two irreducible character degrees of their character tables.     

Injective Hulls of Simple Modules over Differential Operator Rings

We study injective hulls of simple modules over differential operator rings R[θ; d], providing necessary conditions under which these modules are locally Artinian. As a consequence, we characterize Ore extensions of S = K[x][θ; σ, d] for σ a K-linear automorphism and d a K-linear σ-derivation of K[x] such that injective hulls of simple S-modules are locally Artinian.     

Characters and Equivalence Classes of Central Simple Group Graded Algebras

We introduce an equivalence between central simple strongly G-graded algebras. Such classes are associated in a natural way to absolutely irreducible characters of semisimple G-graded algebras. We study invariants of this equivalence relation, and also the structure of certain representatives of the equivalence classes.     

Non-expander Cayley Graphs of Simple Groups

For every infinite sequence of simple groups of Lie type of growing rank we exhibit connected Cayley graphs of degree at most 10 such that the isoperimetric number of these graphs converges to 0. This proves that these graphs do not form a family of expanders.     

-adic formal series and primitive polynomials over finite fields

In this paper, we investigate the Hansen-Mullen conjecture with the help of some formal series similar to the Artin-Hasse exponential series over -adic number fields and the estimates of character sums over Galois rings. Given we prove, for large enough , the Hansen-Mullen conjecture that there exists a primitive polynomial over of degree with the -th ( coefficient fixed in advance except when if is odd and when if is even.

     

若干单群与射影平面直射群

设G是有限群,H(?)G。如果H≌~2B_2(q)或H≌~2G_2(q)或H≌PSU(3,q),则G不与任何射影平面的点传递直射群同均。本文对以下问题给出了一般方法:证明以某些几乎单群为点传递自同构群的线性空间不是射影平面。