let l = u3(9) be the simple projective unitary group in dimension 3 over a eld with 92 elements. in this article, we classify groups with the same order and degree pattern as an almost simple group related to l. since aut(l) = z4 hence almost simple groups related to l are l, l : 2 or l : 4. in fact, we prove that l, l : 2 and l : 4 are od-characterizable.

let $g $ be a finite group and let $gamma(g)$ be the prime graph‎ ‎of g‎. ‎assume $2 < q = p^{alpha} < 100$‎. ‎we determine finite groups‎ ‎g such that $gamma(g) = gamma(u_3(q))$ and prove that if $q neq‎ ‎3‎, ‎5‎, ‎9‎, ‎17$‎, ‎then $u_3(q)$ is quasirecognizable by prime graph‎, ‎i.e‎. ‎if $g$ is a finite group with the same prime graph as the‎ ‎finite simple group $u_3(q)$‎, ‎then $g$ has a un...

let l := u3(11). in this article, we classify groups with the same order and degree pattern as an almost simple group related to l. in fact, we prove that l, l:2 and l:3 are od-characterizable, and l:s3 is 5-fold od-characterizable.

We fill in the “hole” in the exceptional series of Lie algebras that was observed by Cvitanovic, Deligne, Cohen and deMan. More precisely, we show that the intermediate Lie algebra between e7 and e8 satisfies some of the decomposition and dimension formulas of the exceptional simple Lie algebras. A key role is played by the sextonions, a six dimensional algebra between the quaternions and octon...

A simple inductive argument shows natural languages to have infinitly many sentences, but workers in the field have uncovered clear evidence of a diverse group of ‘exceptional’ languages from Proto-Uralic to Dyirbal and most recently, Pirahã, that appear to lack recursive devices entirely. We argue that in an information-theoretic setting non-recursive natural languages appear neither exception...

A p-regular element in a finite group is an element of order not divisible by the prime number p. We show that for every prime p and every finite simple group S, a fair proportion of elements of S is p-regular. In particular, we show that the proportion of p-regular elements in a finite classical simple group (not necessarily of characteristic p) is greater than 1/(2n), where n− 1 is the dimens...

Models of all the gradings on the exceptional simple Lie algebras induced by Jordan subgroups of their groups of automorphisms are provided.

after the classification of the flag-transitive linear spaces, the attention has been turned to line-transitive linear spaces. in this article, we present a partial classification of the finite linear spaces $mathcal s$ on which an almost simple group $g$ with the socle $g_2(q)$ acts line-transitively.

Since finite simple groups are the building blocks of finite groups, it is natural to ask about their occurrence “in nature”. In this article, we consider their occurrence in algebraic groups and moreover discuss the general theory of finite subgroups of algebraic groups.