# A note on the affine subgroup of the symplectic group

Document Type: Research Paper

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1 North-West University (Mafikeng) P Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa

2 University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa

Abstract

‎We examine the symplectic group $Sp_{2m}(q)$ and its corresponding affine subgroup‎. ‎We construct the affine subgroup and show that it is a split extension‎. ‎As an illustration of the above we study the affine subgroup $2^5{:}Sp_4(2)$ of the group $Sp_6(2)$‎.

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