The (p,q,r)-generations of the symplectic group Sp(6,2)

Document Type : Research Paper

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School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences University of Limpopo (Turfloop) Sovenga 0727, South Africa.

Abstract

A finite group G is called \textit{(l,m,n)-generated}, if it is a quotient group of the triangle group T(l,m,n)=x,y,z|xl=ym=zn=xyz=1. In 29, Moori posed the question of finding all the (p,q,r) triples, where p, q and r are prime numbers, such that a non-abelian finite simple group G is a (p,q,r)-generated. In this paper we establish all the (p,q,r)-generations of the symplectic group Sp(6,2). GAP 20 and the Atlas of finite group representations 33 are used in our computations.

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