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The maximal subgroups of $E_{7}(2)$

Part of:Structure and classification of infinite or finite groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2015

John Ballantyne,
Chris Bates and
Peter Rowley
John Ballantyne
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Alan Turing Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom email John.Ballantyne@manchester.ac.uk
Chris Bates
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Alan Turing Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom email chrisjbates@gmail.com
Peter Rowley
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Alan Turing Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom email peter.j.rowley@manchester.ac.uk

Abstract

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Here we determine up to conjugacy all the maximal subgroups of the finite exceptional group of Lie-type $E_{7}(2)$ .

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MSC classification

Primary:20E28: Maximal subgroups20E32: Simple groups

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Research Article
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LMS Journal of Computation and Mathematics , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , 2015, pp. 323 - 371
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© The Author(s) 2015 

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