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Modular Functions and the Monstrous Exponents

Group Theory 2026-02-11 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

We present a modular function-based approach to explaining, for primes larger than 3, the exponents that appear in the prime decomposition of the order of the monster finite simple group.

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@article{arxiv.2602.09135,
  title  = {Modular Functions and the Monstrous Exponents},
  author = {John F. R. Duncan and Holly Swisher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.09135},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 pages

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