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