Projective Symplectic Group of degree 2n over field of order q

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:actsOn 2n-dimensional vector space over finite field of order q
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs PSp(2n, q)
gptkbp:centralTo Symplectic Group of degree 2n over field of order q
gptkbp:hasSubgroup Projective General Linear Group of degree 2n over field of order q
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Projective Symplectic Group of degree 2n over field of order q
gptkbp:isChevalleyGroup true
gptkbp:isClassicalGroup true
gptkbp:isFinite true
gptkbp:isNonAbelian true
gptkbp:isQuotientOf center of Sp(2n, q)
Symplectic Group of degree 2n over field of order q
gptkbp:isSimple n > 1 and q > 2
true for n > 1 and (n, q) ≠ (2, 2), (2, 3)
gptkbp:notation gptkb:PSp_{2n}(q)
gptkbp:order q^{n^2} * \\prod_{i=1}^n (q^{2i} - 1) / gcd(2, q-1)
gptkbp:preserves non-degenerate alternating bilinear form
gptkbp:relatedTo Symplectic Group Sp(2n, q)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebraic_geometry
representation theory
finite group theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PSp(2n,q)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6