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We describe minimal permutation representations, i.e., faithful permutation representations of least degree, of classical finite simple groups as groups of automorphisms of simple Lie algebras.
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Grechkoseeva, M.A. On Minimal Permutation Representations of Classical Simple Groups. Siberian Mathematical Journal 44, 443–462 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023860730624
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023860730624