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Sharply 2-transitive groups in characteristic 0

Group Theory 2016-04-05 v1

Abstract

We construct sharply 2-transitive groups of characteristic 0 without non-trivial abelian normal subgroup. These groups act sharply 2-trnaisitvely by conjugation on their involutions. This answers a longstanding open question.

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@article{arxiv.1604.00573,
  title  = {Sharply 2-transitive groups in characteristic 0},
  author = {Eliyahu Rips and Katrin Tent},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.00573},
  year   = {2016}
}
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