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Classification of subgroups isomorphic to $\mathrm{PSL}_2(27)$ in the Monster

Part of: Representation theory of groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2014

Robert A. Wilson
Robert A. Wilson*
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom email R.A.Wilson@qmul.ac.uk

Abstract

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As a contribution to an eventual solution of the problem of the determination of the maximal subgroups of the Monster we prove that the Monster does not contain any subgroup isomorphic to $\mathrm{PSL}_2(27)$.

Supplementary materials are available with this article.

MSC classification

Secondary: 20D08: Simple groups
Type
Research Article
Information
LMS Journal of Computation and Mathematics , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , 2014 , pp. 33 - 46
Copyright
© The Author 2014 

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