Almost independence and irreducibility in simple finite and algebraic groups

Aner Shalev

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2017.03.014

Almost independence and irreducibility in simple finite and algebraic groups

Aner Shalev

Einstein Institute of Mathematics

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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We study intersections of the form g₁C₁∩g₂C₂, where C_i are conjugacy classes of arbitrary finite simple groups and g_i are group elements. We show that, generically, |g₁C₁∩g₂C₂|∼|C₁||C₂|/|G|, which means that the events g₁C₁,g₂C₂ are almost independent in G. We also discuss the dimension and the irreducibility of such intersections in simple algebraic groups, and expose the anomaly of SL₂. This work is motivated by recent questions of Hrushovski.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	375-389
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Algebra
Volume	500
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2017.03.014
State	Published - 15 Apr 2018

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Zelmanov issue

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Algebra and Number Theory

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