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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 87-126 |
| Journal | Nagoya Mathematical Journal |
| Volume | 234 |
| Early online date | 14 Sep 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
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Simple groups, product actions, and generalised quadrangles. / Bamberg, John; Popiel, Tomasz; Praeger, Cheryl Elisabeth.
In: Nagoya Mathematical Journal, Vol. 234, 06.2019, p. 87-126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Simple groups, product actions, and generalised quadrangles
AU - Bamberg, John
AU - Popiel, Tomasz
AU - Praeger, Cheryl Elisabeth
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - The classification of flag-transitive generalized quadrangles is a long-standing open problem at the interface of finite geometry and permutation group theory. Given that all known flag-transitive generalized quadrangles are also point-primitive (up to point–line duality), it is likewise natural to seek a classification of the point-primitive examples. Working toward this aim, we are led to investigate generalized quadrangles that admit a collineation group preserving a Cartesian product decomposition of the set of points. It is shown that, under a generic assumption on , the number of factors of such a Cartesian product can be at most four. This result is then used to treat various types of primitive and quasiprimitive point actions. In particular, it is shown that cannot have holomorph compound O’Nan–Scott type. Our arguments also pose purely group-theoretic questions about conjugacy classes in nonabelian finite simple groups and fixities of primitive permutation groups.
AB - The classification of flag-transitive generalized quadrangles is a long-standing open problem at the interface of finite geometry and permutation group theory. Given that all known flag-transitive generalized quadrangles are also point-primitive (up to point–line duality), it is likewise natural to seek a classification of the point-primitive examples. Working toward this aim, we are led to investigate generalized quadrangles that admit a collineation group preserving a Cartesian product decomposition of the set of points. It is shown that, under a generic assumption on , the number of factors of such a Cartesian product can be at most four. This result is then used to treat various types of primitive and quasiprimitive point actions. In particular, it is shown that cannot have holomorph compound O’Nan–Scott type. Our arguments also pose purely group-theoretic questions about conjugacy classes in nonabelian finite simple groups and fixities of primitive permutation groups.
KW - Mathematics subject classication. Primary 51E12; Secondary 20B15, 05B25
U2 - 10.1017/nmj.2017.35
DO - 10.1017/nmj.2017.35
M3 - Article
VL - 234
SP - 87
EP - 126
JO - Nagoya Mathematical Journal
JF - Nagoya Mathematical Journal
SN - 0027-7630
ER -