$\text{M}$, $\text{B}$ and $\text{Co}_1$ are recognisable by their prime graphs
Abstract
The prime graph, or Gruenberg--Kegel graph, of a finite group is the graph whose vertices are the prime divisors of , and whose edges are the pairs for which contains an element of order . A finite group is recognisable by its prime graph if every finite group with is isomorphic to . By a result of Cameron and Maslova, every such group must be almost simple, so one natural case to investigate is that in which is one of the sporadic simple groups. Existing work of various authors answers the question of recognisability by prime graph for all but three of these groups, namely the Monster, , the Baby Monster, , and the first Conway group, . We prove that these three groups are recognisable by their prime graphs.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.2107.12755,
title = {$\text{M}$, $\text{B}$ and $\text{Co}_1$ are recognisable by their prime graphs},
author = {Melissa Lee and Tomasz Popiel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.12755},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
Simplified the proofs for Co1 and M; fixed an error in the proof for B. Added more details of computations in all cases