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The largest size of a minimal generating set of a finite group

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We study how the largest size m(G) of a minimal generating set of a finite group G can be computed.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università degli studi di Padova, Via Trieste 63, 35121, Padova, Italy

    Andrea Lucchini

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Research partially supported by MIUR-Italy via PRIN Group theory and applications.

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Lucchini, A. The largest size of a minimal generating set of a finite group. Arch. Math. 101, 1–8 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-013-0527-y

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