Journal of Mathematical Sciences

, Volume 130, Issue 3, pp 4768–4773 | Cite as

Towards the Hurwitz Generation of Gsc(E6, q)

  • N. S. Semenov
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The paper is devoted to the problem concerning the Hurwitz generation of the group Gsc(E6, q). All possibilities for Hurwitz generators, except for just one, are excluded. Bibliography: 25 titles.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • N. S. Semenov
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  1. 1.Department of Mathematics, Statistics&Computing ScienceDalhousie UniversityCanada

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