Character ratios, representation varieties and random generation of finite groups of Lie type

Martin W. Liebeck; Aner Shalev; Pham Huu Tiep

doi:10.1016/j.aim.2020.107386

Character ratios, representation varieties and random generation of finite groups of Lie type

Martin W. Liebeck, Aner Shalev, Pham Huu Tiep

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We use character theory of finite groups of Lie type to establish new results on representation varieties of Fuchsian groups, and also on probabilistic generation of groups of Lie type.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	107386
Journal	Advances in Mathematics
Volume	374
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2020.107386
State	Published - Nov 18 2020

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Fuchsian groups
Random generation
Representation varieties

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General Mathematics

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