Degree Graphs of Simple Groups of Exceptional Lie Type

Abstract

Let G be a finite group and let cd(G) be the set of irreducible character degrees of G. The degree graph Δ(G) of G is the graph whose set of vertices is the set of primes that divide degrees in cd(G), with an edge between p and q if pq divides a for some degree a ∈ cd(G). In this paper, we determine the graph Δ(G) when G is a finite simple group of exceptional Lie type.     

Verifying Huppert's Conjecture for PSL3(q) and PSU3(q 2)

Let G be a finite group and cd(G) be the set of irreducible character degrees of G. Bertram Huppert conjectured that if H is a finite nonabelian simple group such that cd(G) = cd(H), then G ? H × A, where A is an abelian group. We examine arguments to verify this conjecture for the simple groups of Lie type of rank two. To illustrate our arguments, we extend Huppert's results and verify the conjecture for the simple linear and unitary groups of rank two.     

特征标次数图是一种连通图的单群

对有限单群G,假设其不可约特征标次数图Δ(G)连通,且图顶点集ρ(G)=π_1∪π_2∪{p},其中|π_1|,|π_2|≥1,π_1∩π_2=θ,且π_1与π_2中顶点不相邻.证明了Δ(G)满足上面的假设的有限单群G只有4种:M_(11),J_1,PSL_3(4)或²B_2(q2B_2(q²),其中q2),其中q²一1是Mersenne素数.     

Nonsolvable Groups All of Whose Character Degrees are Odd-Square-Free

A finite group G is odd-square-free if no irreducible complex character of G has degree divisible by the square of an odd prime. We determine all odd-square-free groups G satisfying S ≤ G ≤ Aut(S) for a finite simple group S. More generally, we show that if G is any nonsolvable odd-square-free group, then G has at most two nonabelian chief factors and these must be simple odd-square-free groups. If the alternating group A ₇ is involved in G, the structure of G can be further restricted.     

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.     

Homology Stability for Unitary Groups II

In this paper, the homology stability problem for hyperbolic unitary groups over a local ring with an infinite residue field is studied. We obtain a much better range of homology stability compared to the results existing in the literature. An application of our results is given.     

On Linear Groups of Degree 2n Containing a Representation of the Special Linear Group of Degree n

Let n be an integer, n ≥ 2, and let a field P be a quadratic extension of an infinite field k. Regarding P as a k-vector space of dimension 2, we consider an n-dimensional P-vector space V as a 2n-dimensional k-vector space so the general linear group GL _n (P) acting on V is embedded in the group GL _2n (k). Let a field K be an algebraic extension of k. In this article, we determine overgroups of the special linear group SL _n (P) in the group GL _2n (K).     

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.     

Efficient Simple Groups

Abstract

We prove that the simple group L ₃(5) which has order 372000 is efficient by providing an efficient presentation for it. This leaves one simple group with order less than one million, S ₄(4) which has order 979200, whose efficiency or otherwise remains to be determined.     

Automorphisms of Hyperbolic Groups and Graphs of Groups

Using the canonical JSJ splitting, we describe the outer automorphism group Out(G) of a one-ended word hyperbolic group G. In particular, we discuss to what extent Out(G) is virtually a direct product of mapping class groups and a free abelian group, and we determine for which groups Out(G) is infinite. We also show that there are only finitely many conjugacy classes of torsion elements in Out(G), for G any torsion-free hyperbolic group. More generally, let Γ be a finite graph of groups decomposition of an arbitrary group G such that edge groups G_e are rigid (i.e. Out(G_e) is finite). We describe the group of automorphisms of G preserving Γ, by comparing it to direct products of suitably defined mapping class groups of vertex groups.     

Linear Groups of Degree 4 Over a Quaternion Division Ring that Contain the Special Unitary Group of a Skew-Hermitian Form with Maximal Witt Index

The paper describes subgroups of the general linear group GL ₄(D) over a quaternion division ring D that contain the special unitary group of degree 4 over a non-central subfield of D. The connections between these subgroups and the spinor groups of appropriate symmetric bilinear forms are established.     

具有两个p'维非线性不可约特征标的非可解群

McKay猜想是有限群表示理论中的一个重要问题.本文考虑了具有两个p'维不可约特征标的非可解群群G,并证明了McKay猜想对此类群成立.更进一步,当p为奇素数时,下面结果成立:p=3,G≌PSL_2(7)或存在一个正规2-群N,满足G/N≌PSL_2(5).     

Subgroup Separability and Linearity of Certain Graphs of Groups

We show that if the fundamental group of a finite graph of groups with finitely generated Abelian vertex groups is subgroup separable, then it is linear.     

Fundamental Groups of Graphs of Cyclic Subgroup Separable and Weakly Potent Groups

We give a characterization of the cyclic subgroup separability and weak potency of the fundamental group of a graph of polycyclic-by-finite groups and free-by-finite groups amalgamating edge subgroups of the form × D,where h has infinite order and D is finite.     

Common Divisor Character Degree Graphs of Solvable Groups with Four Vertices

Let G be a finite solvable group. The common divisor graph Γ(G) attached to G is a character degree graph. Its vertices are the degrees of the nonlinear irreducible complex characters of G, and different vertices m, n are adjacent if the greatest common divisor (m, n) > 1. In this article, we classify all graphs with four vertices that may occur as Γ(G) for solvable group G.     

OD-Characterization of Alternating and Symmetric Groups of Degree p+5

In this paper,it is proved that all the alternating groups A_(p+5) are ODcharacterizable and the symmetric groups S_(p+5) are 3-fold OD-characterizable,where p + 4 is a composite number and p + 6 is a prime and 5≠p∈π(1000!).     

On the Vertices of Simple Modules for Symmetric Groups

In this article, we are concerned with the computation of vertices of some series of simple modules for the symmetric group of n letters in odd characteristic. In the first, the second, and the third section of this work we recall some more or less general results that are needed in our proofs. The fourth section contains new ingredients (in terms of dimension) that play an important role in our proofs of the main results in the last section.     

Lie Regular Generators of General Linear Groups

In this article, we introduce the idea of Lie regular elements and study 2 × 2 Lie regular matrices. It is shown that the linear groups GL(2, ?_{2 ⁿ} ), GL(2, ? _{p ⁿ} ), and GL(2, ?_2p ) (where p is an odd prime) can be genrated by Lie regular matrices. Presentations of linear groups GL(2, ?₄), GL(2, ?₆), GL(2, ?₈), and GL(2, ?₁₀) are also given.     

Hermitian Morita Theory and Unitary Groups of Modules over Semisimple Artinian Rings

This article investigates isomorphisms between certain subgroups of the projective unitary groups of hermitian modules over semisimple Artinian rings with anti-structures. These subgroups contain the commutator subgroups of the projective unitary groups. Specifically, the article provides conditions under which these isomorphisms are induced by and the underlying rings are connected by hermitian Morita equivalences (HMEs). This article introduces the hyperbolic length of a module as well as the concept of generalized hyperbolic modules over simple Artinian rings, and over semisimple Artinian rings with anti-structures. The article shows that the stated isomorphisms are induced by HMEs if all the following conditions hold: (a) the hermitian forms are nonsingular and trace valued; (b) the modules in question are generalized hyperbolic; (c) the hyperbolic length equals three or is greater than or equal to five (hyperbolic length is greater than or equal to five in the semisimple case). Significantly, the condition of the hyperbolic length of a module greater than or equal to m is satisfied by a set of modules larger than or equal to those satisfying the condition of the Witt index of the module greater than or equal to m.