Torsion units for some projected special linear groups

Document Type : Research Paper

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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the Zassenhaus conjecture for $PSL(4,3)$ and $PSL(5,2)$. Consequently,
we prove that the Prime graph question is true for both groups.

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  • Receive Date: 25 November 2015
  • Revise Date: 16 December 2015
  • Accept Date: 17 December 2015
  • Published Online: 01 March 2017