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A Characterization of the Tits' Simple Group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

David Parrott
David Parrott*
Affiliation:
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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In [6], J. Tits has shown that the Ree group 2F4(2) is not simple but possesses a simple subgroup of index 2. In this paper we prove the following theorem:

THEOREM. Let G be a finite group of even order and let z be an involution contained in G. Suppose H = CG(z) has the following properties:

(i) J = O2(H) has order 29and is of class at least 3.

(ii) H/J is isomorphic to the Frobenius group of order 20.

(iii) If P is a Sylow 5-subgroup of H, then Cj(P) ⊆ Z(J).

Then G = H • O(G) or G ≊ , the simple group of Tits, as defined in [6].

For the remainder of the paper, G will denote a finite group which satisfies the hypotheses of the theorem as well as G ≠ H • O(G). Thus Glauberman's theorem [1] can be applied to G and we have that 〈z〉 is not weakly closed in H (with respect to G). The other notation is standard (see [2], for example).

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , August 1972 , pp. 672 - 685
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1972

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