In the 1980s, following the classification of   finite simple groups, it was established that ever
In the 1980s, following the classification of   finite simple groups, it was established that every finite simple group can be generated by two elements. A natural question arises: can we impose restrictions on these generators? Given a triple (a,b,c) of positive integers, we say that a finite group is an (a,b,c)-group if it can be generated by two elements of respective orders dividing a and b,  and having product of order dividing c. In other words, an (a,b,c)-group is a finite quotient of the triangle group  T=T_{a,b,c}=\langle x,y,z: x^a=y^b=z^c=xyz=1 \rangle. After a general introduction, we will present various results - some old, some  more recent - on finite simple quotients of triangle groups.

Date and Venue

Start Date
Venue
Room FC1.031, DMat-FCUP

Speaker

Claude Marion

Speaker's Institution

Università degli Studi di Padova

Area

Semigroups, Automata and Languages