Finite loop space with maximal tori have finite Weyl groups

Finite Loop Space with Maximal Tori have Finite Weyl Groups

Connected Finite Loop Spaces with Maximal Tori

Finite loop spaces are a generalization of compact Lie groups. However, they do not enjoy all of the nice properties of compact Lie groups. For example, having a maximal torus is a quite distinguished property. Actually, an old conjecture, due to Wilkerson, says that every connected finite loop space with a maximal torus is equivalent to a compact connected Lie group. We give some more evidence...

Finite Maximal Tori

We examine the structure of compact Lie groups using a finite maximal abelian subgroup A in place of a maximal torus. Just as the classical notion of roots exhibits many interesting subgroups, so the notion of roots of A exhibits many (rather different) interesting subgroups.

Finite groups have even more centralizers

For a finite group $G$‎, ‎let $Cent(G)$ denote the set of centralizers of single elements of $G$‎. ‎In this note we prove that if $|G|leq frac{3}{2}|Cent(G)|$ and $G$ is 2-nilpotent‎, ‎then $Gcong S_3‎, ‎D_{10}$ or $S_3times S_3$‎. ‎This result gives a partial and positive answer to a conjecture raised by A‎. ‎R‎. ‎Ashrafi [On finite groups with a given number of centralizers‎, ‎Algebra‎ ‎Collo...

Maximal complements in finite groups

Let G be a finite group with a non-abelian minimal normal subgroup N which is a direct product of the simple group X. The maximal subgroups of G which complement N and their conjugacy classes are parametrised in terms of certain homomorphisms taking values in AutX and satisfying particular conditions.