Calculating conjugacy classes in Sylow $p$-subgroups of finite Chevalley groups

dc.creatorGoodwin, Simon M.
dc.creatorRoehrle, Gerhard
dc.date2008-01-02
dc.date2008-09-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:04:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:04:09Z
dc.descriptionIn earlier work, the first author outlined an algorithm for calculating a parametrization of the conjugacy classes in a Sylow $p$-subgroup $U(q)$ of a finite Chevalley group $G(q)$, valid when $q$ is a power of a good prime for $G(q)$. In this paper we develop this algorithm and discuss an implementation in the computer algebra language {\sf GAP}. Using the resulting computer program we are able to calculate the parametrization of the conjugacy classes in $U(q)$, when $G(q)$ is of rank at most 6. In these cases, we observe that the number of conjugacy classes of $U(q)$ is given by a polynomial in $q$ with integer coefficients.
dc.description14 pages: Significant revisions and explanations expanded
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0396
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0396
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/169564
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subjectRepresentation Theory
dc.subject20G40, 20D20, 20E45
dc.titleCalculating conjugacy classes in Sylow $p$-subgroups of finite Chevalley groups
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