Date of Award

2005

Document Type

Project

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Mathematics

Department

Mathematics

First Advisor

Hasan, Zahid

Second Advisor

Sarli, John

Third Advisor

Williams, Peter

Abstract

Uses the techniques of symmetric presentations to manipulate elements of large sporadic groups and to represent elements of these groups in much shorter forms than their corresponding permutation or matrix representation. Undertakes to develop a nested algorithm and a computer program to manipulate elements of large sporadic groups.

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Mathematics Commons

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