The order of a group of even order

Yamaki, Hiroyoshi

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-07-09118-6

The order of a group of even order
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Abstract:

We will give an estimation of the order of a group of even order by the order of the centralizer of an involution using the classification of finite simple groups.

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