projective special linear group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PSL
gptkbp:actsOn gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:definedIn quotient of the special linear group by its center
gptkbp:example gptkb:PSL(2,7)
gptkb:PSL(3,2)
gptkb:PSL(2,5)
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:geometry
group theory
finite group theory
gptkbp:infiniteFor gptkb:infinite_field_F
gptkbp:isFinite gptkb:finite_field_F
gptkbp:isSimple n ≥ 2 and |F| > 3, except PSL(2,2) and PSL(2,3)
gptkbp:notation gptkb:PSL(n,_F)
gptkbp:order (q^n - 1)(q^n - q)...(q^n - q^{n-1})/d, where d = gcd(n, q-1) for PSL(n, q)
gptkbp:originatedIn orthogonal group
gptkbp:relatedTo orthogonal group
projective general linear group
gptkbp:subclassOf projective linear group
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Galois_theory
modular forms
algebraic groups
classification of finite simple groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alternating_group
gptkb:orthogonal_group
gptkb:Special_linear_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5