PSL(2, q)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
projective special linear group
gptkbp:automorphismGroup order 2gcd(2, q-1)
gptkbp:centerOfSL2q order gcd(2, q-1)
gptkbp:definedIn finite field of order q
gptkbp:fullName Projective Special Linear Group of 2x2 matrices over finite field of order q
gptkbp:generation 2x2 matrices with determinant 1 over F_q, modulo scalar matrices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PSL(2, q)
gptkbp:isomorphicTo A_4 for q=3
A_5 for q=5
S_4 for q=4
gptkbp:isQuotientOf SL(2, q) by its center
gptkbp:isSimple true
gptkbp:isSimpleException not simple for q=2 or q=3
gptkbp:LieType gptkb:A_1
gptkbp:minimalDegreeOfFaithfulPermutationRepresentation q(q^2-1)/gcd(2, q-1)
gptkbp:notation gptkb:PSL(2,_q)
gptkbp:order q(q^2-1)/gcd(2, q-1)
gptkbp:rank 1
gptkbp:type gptkb:Weyl_group
gptkbp:usedIn classification of finite simple groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PSL2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7