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New Progress in Products of Conjugacy Classes in Finite Groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2019

By
Antonio Beltrán ,
María José Felipe  and
Carmen Melchor
Edited by
C. M. Campbell ,
C. W. Parker ,
M. R. Quick ,
E. F. Robertson  and
C. M. Roney-Dougal
C. M. Campbell
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
C. W. Parker
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
M. R. Quick
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
E. F. Robertson
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
C. M. Roney-Dougal
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
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Summary

Products of conjugacy classes is a well-established theme in Group Theory with open conjectures. We summarize known and new results concerning the influence that the product of two conjugacy classes exerts on the structure of a finite group. We add several open questions in order to inspire the reader to solve them and develop new techniques of research.

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Groups St Andrews 2017 in Birmingham , pp. 158 - 168
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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