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Two-generator groups II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

J.L. Brenner  and
James Wiegold
J.L. Brenner
Affiliation:
10 Phillips Road, Palo Alto, California 94303, USA
James Wiegold
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College, Cardiff CFI IXL, Wales.
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Abstract

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Let n be an odd integer greater than 9. It is proved that the alternating group An has spread 3 in the sense that for any non-trivial elements x1, x2, x3 of An, there is an element y in An such that 〈xi, y〉 = An for i = 1, 2, 3.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , August 1980 , pp. 113 - 124
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1980

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