Sharply 2-transitive groups of characteristic 0

Rips E.; Tent K.

Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

We construct sharply 2-transitive groups of characteristic 0 without regular normal subgroups. These groups act sharply 2-transitively by conjugation on their involutions. This answers a long-standing open question.

Details about the publication

JournalJournal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (J. Reine Angew. Math.)
Volume2019
Issue750
Page range227-238
StatusPublished
Release year2019
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
Keywordssharply 2-transitive groups

Authors from the University of Münster

Tent, Katrin