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On groups with abelian Sylow 2-subgroups

1970

Finite groups with abelian Sylow 2-subgroups have been classified by Walter [8]. In this note I want to describe an alternate proof of some partial result of Walter's work, namely the theorem stated below. It represents the first major reduction step in that classification. The approach used here is to some extent derived from [1]. ! Besides the groups L 2 (q)= PSL(2, q) another class of simple groups enters our discussion: We say that a simple group G with abelian Sz-subgroups is of type JR (Janko-Ree) if, for any involution t in G, CG (t) is a maximal subgroup of G isomorphic to ( t ) | E where PSL(2, q)~ E ~_ PFL(2, q) with odd q > 5. In fact, E = L 2 (q), as proved by Walter 1-7] ; and …

Counterexamples to the Kneser conjecture in dimension four.

1995

We construct a connected closed orientable smooth four-manifold whose fundamental group is the free product of two non-trivial groups such that it is not homotopy equivalent toM 0#M 1 unlessM 0 orM 1 is homeomorphic toS 4. LetN be the nucleus of the minimal elliptic Enrique surfaceV 1(2, 2) and putM=N∪ ∂NN. The fundamental group ofM splits as ℤ/2 * ℤ/2. We prove thatM#k(S 2×S2) is diffeomorphic toM 0#M 1 for non-simply connected closed smooth four-manifoldsM 0 andM 1 if and only ifk≥8. On the other hand we show thatM is homeomorphic toM 0#M 1 for closed topological four-manifoldsM 0 andM 1 withπ 1(Mi)=ℤ/2.

On the signature of four-manifolds with universal covering spin

1993

In this note we study closed oriented 4-manifolds whose universal covering is spin and ask whether there are restrictions on the divisibility of the signature. Since any natural number appears as the signature of a connected sum of r 2,s, without the assumption on the universal covering there cannot exist any restrictions. Certainly, the most famous such restriction was proved by Rohlin in [10], where he showed that the signature a of a smooth 4-dimensional spin manifold is divisible by 16 (compare part (2) of our Main Theorem for a new proof). The Kummer surface K shows that this is the best possible general result. Dividing by a certain free holomorphic involution on K, one obtains the En…

Kirkman's tetrahedron and the fifteen schoolgirl problem

2011

We give a visual construction of two solutions to Kirkman's fifteen schoolgirl problem by combining the fifteen simplicial elements of a tetrahedron. Furthermore, we show that the two solutions are nonisomorphic by introducing a new combinatorial algorithm. It turns out that the two solutions are precisely the two nonisomorphic arrangements of the 35 projective lines of PG(3,2) into seven classes of five mutually skew lines. Finally, we show that the two solutions are interchanged by the canonical duality of the projective space.

Zentralisatoren zentraler involutionen in $L_{n}(2)$

1973

A question in the theory of saturated formations of finite soluble groups

1993

This paper examines the following question. If\(\mathcal{H}\) and\(\mathcal{F}\) are saturated formations then\(\mathcal{H}_\mathcal{F} \) is defined to be the class of all soluble groups whose\(\mathcal{H} - normalizers\) belong to\(\mathcal{F}\). In general\(\mathcal{H}_\mathcal{F} \) is a formation, but need not be a saturated formation. Here the smallest saturated formation containing\(\mathcal{H}_\mathcal{F} \) is studied.

On lacunary Toeplitz determinants

2014

By using Riemann--Hilbert problem based techniques, we obtain the asymptotic expansion of lacunary Toeplitz determinants $\det_N\big[ c_{\ell_a-m_b}[f] \big]$ generated by holomorhpic symbols, where $\ell_a=a$ (resp. $m_b=b$) except for a finite subset of indices $a=h_1,\dots, h_n$ (resp. $b=t_1,\dots, t_r$). In addition to the usual Szeg\"{o} asymptotics, our answer involves a determinant of size $n+r$.

A McKay bijection for projectors

2021

Composition of quasiconformal mappings and functions in Triebel-Lizorkin spaces

2012

Let α > 0 and p ∈ [1, ∞) satisfy αp ≤ n. Suppose that f: Rn Rn is a K-quasiconformal mapping and let u ∈ Wα, p(Rn) have compact support. We find an optimal value of β = β(α, K, n) such that u○f ∈ Wβ, p(Rn). We also give an answer to the analogous problem where we moreover assume that u is bounded.

Unipotent Finitary Linear Groups

1993