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.
Keywords
Cite
@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}
}