projective symplectic group PSp(2n,q)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
classical group
simple group
gptkbp:actsOn projective space of dimension 2n-1
gptkbp:centralTo trivial (for most q, n>1)
gptkbp:definedIn finite field of order q
gptkbp:dimensions 2n
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label projective symplectic group PSp(2n,q)
gptkbp:isomorphicTo Sp(2n,q)/Z(Sp(2n,q))
gptkbp:isQuotientOf gptkb:symplectic_group_Sp(2n,q)
center of Sp(2n,q)
gptkbp:isSimple true (for n>1 or q>2)
gptkbp:notation gptkb:PSp(2n,q)
PSP_{2n}(q)
gptkbp:order q^{n^2} * \\prod_{i=1}^n (q^{2i}-1)/gcd(2,q-1)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:symplectic_group_Sp(2n,q)
gptkbp:preserves symplectic form
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:projective_general_linear_group_PGL(n,q)
gptkb:projective_orthogonal_group
gptkbp:usedIn classification of finite simple groups
finite group theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sp(2n,q)
gptkb:symplectic_group_Sp(2n,q)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7