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Let G denote a finite group and cd (G) the set of irreducible character degrees of G. Bertram Huppert conjectured that if H is a finite nonabelian simple group such that cd (G) = cd (H), then G ≅ H × A, where A is an abelian group. Huppert verified the conjecture for PSp4(q) when q = 3, 4, 5, or 7. In this paper, we extend Huppert’s results and verify the conjecture for PSp4(q) for all q. This demonstrates progress toward the goal of verifying the conjecture for all nonabelian simple groups of Lie type of rank two.
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Wakefield, T.P. Verifying Huppert’s Conjecture for PSp4(q) when q > 7. Algebr Represent Theor 15, 427–448 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10468-010-9246-2
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