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For a finite group G, we denote by $\mu(G)$, and c(G), the minimal degree of faithful permutation representation of G, and the minimal degree of faithful representation of G by quasi-permutation matrices over the complex field C,…

For a finite group $G$, we denote by $c(G)$, the minimal degree of faithful representation of $G$ by quasi-permutation matrices over the complex field $\mathbb{C}$. For an irreducible character $\chi$ of $G$, the codegree of $\chi$ is…

A minimal permutation representation of a finite group G is a faithful G-set with the smallest possible size. We study the structure of such representations and show that for certain groups they may be obtained by a greedy construction. In…

For a finite group $G$, let $p(G)$ denote the minimal degree of a faithful permutation representation of $G$. The minimal degree of a faithful representation of $G$ by quasi-permutation matrices over the fields $\mathbb{C}$ and $\mathbb{Q}$…

In this paper we compute the minimum degree of a faithful representation by partial transformations of a finite semigroup admitting a faithful completely reducible matrix representation over the field of complex numbers. This includes all…

The minimal faithful permutation degree $\mu(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is the least nonnegative integer $n$ such that $G$ embeds in the symmetric group $\Sym(n)$. We prove that if $H$ is a group then $\mu(G)=\mu(G\times H)$ for some group…

For a group $G$, we denote by $m_{faithful}(G)$, the smallest dimension of a faithful complex representation of $G$. Let $F$ be a non-Archimedean local field with the ring of integers $\mathcal{O}$ and the maximal ideal $\mathfrak{p}$. In…

The minimal faithful permutation degree of a finite group $G$, denote by $\mu(G)$ is the least non-negative integer $n$ such that $G$ embeds inside the symmetric group $\Sym(n)$. In this paper, we outline a Magma proof that 10 is the…

To a finite group $G$, one can associate several notions of dimensions (or degrees). In this survey, we attempt to bring together some of the notions of dimensions or degrees defined using representations of the group in General Linear…

We associate two almost $C_p$-representations to a $(\phi,\Gamma)$-module, and we compute their dimensions and heights. As a corollary, we get a full faithfulness result for $B_e$-representations.

Let $G$ be a finite permutation group on a finite set $\Omega$. The notion of $G$ being quasi-transitive on $\Omega$ was defined by Alan Camina \cite{Camina}; in that paper conditions were established that ensured a quasi-transitive group…

In this paper we study the minimal faithful permutation representations of $SL_n(\mathbb F_q)$ and $GL_n(\mathbb F_q)$.

We determine the minimal degree of a faithful permutation representation for each group of order $p^6$ where $p$ is an odd prime. We also record how to obtain such a representation.

We prove an explicit formula for the invariant $\mu(\Lg)$ for finite-dimensional semisimple, and reductive Lie algebras $\Lg$ over $\C$. Here $\mu(\Lg)$ is the minimal dimension of a faithful linear representation of $\Lg$. The result can…

Let $G(\mathbb{Q})$ be a simply connected Chevalley group over $\mathbb{Q}$ corresponding to a simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $V$ be a finite dimensional faithful highest weight $\mathfrak g$-module and let…

The minimal faithful permutation degree $\mu(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is the least nonnegative integer $n$ such that $G$ embeds in the symmetric group $\Sym(n)$. Clearly $\mu(G \times H) \le \mu(G) + \mu(H)$ for all finite groups $G$ and…

In this paper, we investigate the complexity of computing minimal faithful permutation representations for groups without abelian normal subgroups (a.k.a. Fitting-free groups). When our groups are given as quotients of permutation groups,…

We investigate the question which Q-valued characters and characters of Q-representations of finite groups are Z-linear combinations of permutation characters. This question is known to reduce to that for quasi-elementary groups, and we…

Gasch\"utz (1954) proved that a finite group $G$ has a faithful irreducible complex representation if and only if its socle is generated by a single element as a normal subgroup; this result extends to arbitrary fields of characteristic $p$…

Let $G$ be a group and let $\rho\colon G\to\operatorname{Sym}(V)$ be a permutation representation of $G$ on a set $V$. We prove that there is a faithful $G$-coalgebra $C$ such that $G$ arises as the image of the restriction of…