Monster embeddings of 3-transposition groups by standard Majorana representations
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Author(s)
Gevorgyan, Albert
Type
Thesis or dissertation
Abstract
The Monster group M is the largest sporadic simple group. It is the group of automorphisms of the 196,884-dimensional Fischer-Griess algebra, which is also a Vertex Operator Algebra (VOA). In 2009, A. A. Ivanov axiomatized several properties of the Fischer-Griess algebra by introducing the notions of Majorana algebra and Majorana representation. Later, Majorana theory was used as a powerful tool to study the structures of the Monster group and Fischer-Griess algebra. Furthermore, in 1971, B. Fischer classified 3-transposition groups with trivial centers and simple derived subgroups. This thesis studies the 3-transposition groups from the Fischer's list, their embeddings into the Monster group, and their standard Majorana representations. Firstly, we find the maximal sizes of symmetric subgroups of Fischer groups generated by their transpositions. Then, we use that information to find which 3-transposition groups from the Fischer's list can be embedded into each other. Finally, we prove that a 3-transposition group from the Fischer's list, except possibly Fi24, admits a standard Majorana representation if and only if it can be embedded into the Monster group as a subgroup generated by 2A involutions.
Version
Open Access
Date Issued
2024-03
Date Awarded
2024-07
Copyright Statement
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial Licence
Advisor
Liebeck, Martin
Sponsor
Imperial College London
Publisher Department
Mathematics
Publisher Institution
Imperial College London
Qualification Level
Doctoral
Qualification Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)