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Finite hereditary near-field groups

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A group (G,·) is said to be a near-field group ifG is the multiplicative group of a near-field. A near-field groupG is called hereditary if every subgroup ofG is a near-field group. This paper presents a complete characterization of finite hereditary near-field groups.

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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 70504, Lafayette, LA, USA

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Ligh, S. Finite hereditary near-field groups. Monatsh Math 86, 7–11 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01300053

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