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Let F denote the field of real numbers, complex numbers, or a finite algebraic extension of the p-adic field. We prove that the special linear group SLn(F) with the usual topology induced by F is a minimal topological group. This is accomplished by first proving the minimality of the upper triangular group in SLn(F). The proof for the upper triangular group uses an induction argument on a chain of upper triangular subgroups and relies on general results for locally compact topological groups, quotient groups, and subgroups. Minimality of SLn(F) is concluded by appealing to the associated Lie group decomposition as the product of a compact group and an upper triangular group. We also prove the universal minimality of homeomorphism groups of one dimensional manifolds, and we give a new simple proof of the universal minimality of S∞.

In this thesis, we have presented our discovery of true finite homomorphic images of various permutation and monomial progenitors, such as 2*7: D14, 2*7 : (7 : 2), 2*6 : S3 x 2, 2*8: S4, 2*72: (32:(2S4)), and 11*2 :m D10. We have given delightful symmetric presentations and very nice permutation representations of these images which include, the Mathieu groups M11, M12, the 4-fold cover of the Mathieu group M22, 2 x L2(8), and L2(13). Moreover, we have given constructions, by using the technique of double coset enumeration, for some of the images, including M11 and M12. We have given proofs, either by hand or computer-based, of the isomorphism type of each image. In addition, we use Iwasawa's Lemma to prove that L2(13) over A5, L2(8) over D14, L2(13) over D14, L2(27) over 2D14, and M11 over 2S4 are simple groups. All of the work presented in this thesis is original to the best of our knowledge.

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This thesis presents an introduction to Schur rings (S-rings) and their various properties. Special attention is given to S-rings that are commutative. A number of original results are proved, including a complete classification of the central S-rings over the simple groups PSL(2,q), where q is any prime power. A discussion is made of the counting of symmetric S-rings over cyclic groups of prime power order. An appendix is included that gives all S-rings over the symmetric group over 4 elements with basic structural properties, along with code that can be used, for groups of comparatively small order, to enumerate all S-rings and compute character tables for those S-rings that are commutative. The appendix also includes code optimized for the enumeration of S-rings over cyclic groups.

A motivational problem for group homology is a conjecture of Quillen that states, as reformulated by Anton, that the second homology of the general linear group over R = Z[1/p; ζp], for p an odd prime, is isomorphic to the second homology of the group of units of R, where the homology calculations are over the field of order p. By considering the group extension spectral sequence applied to the short exact sequence 1 → SL2 → GL2 → GL1 → 1 we show that the calculation of the homology of SL2 gives information about this conjecture. We also present a series of algorithms that finds an upper bound on the second homology group of a finitely-presented group. In particular, given a finitely-presented group G, Hopf's formula expresses the second integral homology of G in terms of generators and relators; the algorithms exploit Hopf's formula to estimate H2(G; k), with coefficients in a finite field k. We conclude with sample calculations using the algorithms.

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京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第24383号 / 理博第4882号 / 新制||理||1699(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科数学・数理解析専攻 / (主査)教授 葉廣 和夫, 教授 加藤 毅, 教授 入谷 寛 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Au cours de cette thèse, nous avons étudié des modèles de partitions aléatoires issus de la théorie des représentations des groupes symétriques et des groupes de Chevalley finis classiques, en particulier les groupes GL(n,Fq). Nous avons démontré des résultats de concentration gaussienne pour :- les q-mesures de Plancherel (de type A), qui correspondent à l'action de GL(n,Fq) sur la variété des drapeaux complets de (Fq)^n, et sont liées à la théorie des représentations des algèbres d'Hecke des groupes symétriques.- l'analogue en type B du modèle précédent, correspondant à l'action de Sp(2n,Fq) sur la variété des drapeaux totalement isotropes complets dans (Fq)^2n.- les mesures de Schur-Weyl, qui correspondent aux actions commutantes de GL(N,C) et Sn sur l'espace des n-tenseurs d'un espace vectoriel de dimension N.- et les mesures de Gelfand, qui correspondent à la représentation du groupe symétrique qui est la somme directe sans multiplicité de toutes les représentations irréductibles de Sn.Dans chaque cas, nous avons établi une loi des grands nombres et un théorème central limite tout à fait semblable à la loi des grands nombres de Logan-Shepp-Kerov-Vershik (1977) et au théorème central limite de Kerov (1993) pour les mesures de Plancherel des groupes symétriques.Nos résultats peuvent presque tous être traduits en termes de combinatoire des mots, et d'autre part, les techniques employées sont inspirées des techniques de la théorie des matrices aléatoires. Ainsi, on a calculé pour chaque modèle l'espérance de fonctions polynomiales sur les partitions, qui jouent un rôle tout à fait analogue aux polynômes traciaux en théorie des matrices aléatoires. L'outil principal des preuves est ainsi une algèbre d'observables de diagrammes de Young, qu'on peut aussi interpréter comme algèbre de permutations partielles. Nous avons tenté de généraliser cette construction au cas d'autres groupes et algèbres, et nous avons construit une telle généralisation dans le cas des algèbres d'Hecke des groupes symétriques. Ces constructions rentrent dans le cadre très abstrait des fibrés de semi-groupes par des semi-treillis ; dans le même contexte, on peut formaliser des problèmes combinatoires sur les permutations, par exemple le problème du calcul des nombres de Hurwitz / During this thesis, we have studied models of random partitions stemming from the representation theory of the symmetric groups and the classical finite Chevalley groups, in particular the groups GL(n,Fq). We have shown results of gaussian concentration in the case of:- q-Plancherel measures (of type A), that correspond to the action of GL(n,Fq) on the variety of complete flags of (Fq)^n, and are related to the representation theory of the Hecke algebras of the symmetric groups.- the analogue in type B of the aforementioned model, that corresponds to the action of Sp(2n,Fq) on the variety of complete totally isotropic flags in (Fq)^2n.- Schur-Weyl measures, that correspond to the two commuting actions of GL(N,C) and Sn on the space of n-tensors of a vector space of dimension N.- Gelfand measures, that correspond to the representation of the symmetric group which is the multiplicity-free direct sum of all irreducible representations of Sn.In each case, we have established a law of large numbers and a central limit theorem similar to the law of large numbers of Logan-Shepp-Kerov-Vershik (1977) and to Kerov's central limit theorem (1993) for the Plancherel measures of the symmetric groups. Almost all our results can be restated in terms of combinatorics of words, and besides, the tools of the proofs are inspired by the usual techniques of random matrix theory. Hence, we have computed for each model the expectation of polynomial functions on partitions, that play a role similar to the tracial polynomials in random matrix theory. The principal tool of the proofs is therefore an algebra of observables of diagrams, that can also be interpreted as an algebra of partial permutations. We have tried to generalize this construction to the case of other groups and algebras, and we have constructed such a generalization in the case of the Hecke algebras of the symmetric groups. These constructions belong to the abstract setting of semilattice bundles over semigroups; in the same setting, one can formalize combinatorial problems on permutations, for instance the problem of computing the Hurwitz numbers

Fixons un nombre premier p. Soit k un corps algébriquement clos de caractéristique l différent que p. Nous construisons les k-types maximaux simples cuspidaux des sous-groupes de Levi M' de SL_n(F), où F est un corps local non archimédien de caractéristique résiduelle p. Nous montrons que le support supercuspidal des k-représentations lisses irréductibles de M' est unique à M'-conjugaison près, quand F est soit un corps fini de caractéristique p soit un corps local non-archimédien de caractéristique résiduelle p. / Fix a prime number p. Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic l different than p. We construct maximal simple cuspidal k-types of Levi subgroups M' of SL_n(F), where F is a non-archimedean locally compact field of residual characteristic p. And we show that the supercuspidal support of irreducible smooth k-representations of Levi subgroups M' of SL_n(F) is unique up to M'-conjugation, when F is either a finite field of characteristic p or a non-archimedean locally compact field of residual characteristic p.