The rank 3 permutation representations of the finite classical groups

Kantor, William M.; Liebler, Robert A.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1982-0648077-6

The rank $3$ permutation representations of the finite classical groups
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by William M. Kantor and Robert A. Liebler

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 271 (1982), 1-71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1982-0648077-6

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Abstract:

The permutation representations in the title are all determined, and no surprises are found to occur.

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