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Finite groups of rank two which do not involve $Qd(p)$

Group Theory 2020-06-25 v2 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Let p>3p>3 be a prime. We show that if GG is a finite group with pp-rank equal to 2, then GG involves Qd(p)Qd(p) if and only if GG pp'-involves Qd(p)Qd(p). This allows us to use a version of Glauberman's ZJ-theorem to give a more direct construction of finite group actions on mod-pp homotopy spheres. We give an example to illustrate that the above conclusion does not hold for p3p \leq 3.

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@article{arxiv.1812.10810,
  title  = {Finite groups of rank two which do not involve $Qd(p)$},
  author = {Muhammet Yasir Kızmaz and Ergun Yalcin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.10810},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Revised version, to appear in Proc. Amer. Math. Soc

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