A new combinatorial approach to M24
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Vol. 79 (1) , 25-42
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100052075
Abstract
In this paper, we define M24 from scratch as the subgroup of S24 preserving a Steiner system S(5, 8, 24). The Steiner system is produced and proved to be unique and the group emerges naturally with many of its properties apparent.Keywords
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