Abstract
Infinite planar Eulerian graphs are used to show that for v > 0 the covering number of the infinite simple group Hv = S/Sv is two. Here S denotes the group of all permutations of a set of cardinality S„, Sv denotes its subgroup consisting of the permutations moving less than elements, and the covering number of a (simple) group G is the smallest positive integer n satisfying Cn = G for every nonunit conjugacy class C in G.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 323-341 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Transactions of the American Mathematical Society |
Volume | 287 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics