Counting conjugacy classes of subgroups of ${\rm PSL}_2(p)$
Group Theory
2024-11-05 v1 Number Theory
Abstract
We obtain formulae for the numbers of isomorphism and conjugacy classes of non-identity proper subgroups of the groups , prime, and for the numbers of those conjugacy classes which do or do not consist of self-normalising subgroups. The formulae are used to prove lower bounds , , and respectively satisfied by these invariants for all . A computer search carried out for a different problem shows that these bounds are attained for over a million primes ; we show that if the Bateman--Horn Conjecture is true, they are attained for infinitely many primes. Also, assuming no unproved conjectures, we use a result of Heath-Brown to obtain upper bounds for these invariants, valid for an infinite set of primes .
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@article{arxiv.2411.02219,
title = {Counting conjugacy classes of subgroups of ${\rm PSL}_2(p)$},
author = {Gareth A. Jones},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.02219},
year = {2024}
}
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10 pages