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On conjugacy classes of GL(n,q) and SL(n,q)

Group Theory 2009-04-15 v1

Abstract

Let GL(n,q) be the group of nxn invertible matrices over a field with q elements, and SL(n,q) be the group of nxn matrices with determinant 1 over a field with q elements. We prove that the product of any two non-central conjugacy classes in GL(n,q) is the union of at least q-1 distinct conjugacy classes, and that the product of any two non-central conjugacy classes in SL(n,q) is the union of at least q2\lceil\frac{q}{2} \rceil distinct conjugacy classes.

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@article{arxiv.0904.2152,
  title  = {On conjugacy classes of GL(n,q) and SL(n,q)},
  author = {Edith Adan-Bante and John M. Harris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.2152},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages