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Algorithmic construction of Chevalley bases

Group Theory 2019-02-20 v1

Abstract

We present a new algorithm for constructing a Chevalley basis for any Chevalley Lie algebra over a finite field. This is a necessary component for some constructive recognition algorithms of exceptional quasisimple groups of Lie type. When applied to a simple Chevalley Lie algebra in characteristic at least 5, our algorithm has complexity involving the 7th power of the Lie rank, which is likely to be close to best possible.

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@article{arxiv.1203.5228,
  title  = {Algorithmic construction of Chevalley bases},
  author = {Kay Magaard and Robert Wilson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.5228},
  year   = {2019}
}
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