Higman–Sims group

sporadic group; stabilizer group of a triangle in the Leech lattice whose edges are vectors of type 2, 3, and 3
Thing sporadic_group Q3117686
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Higman–Sims group

Summary

Higman–Sims group is a sporadic group[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (sporadic_group category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Higman–Sims group is credited with the discovery of Donald G. Higman[3].
  • Higman–Sims group is credited with the discovery of Charles Sims[4].
  • Higman–Sims group's instance of is recorded as sporadic group[5].
  • Donald G. Higman is named after Higman–Sims group[6].
  • Charles Sims is named after Higman–Sims group[7].
  • Higman–Sims group's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024365[8].
  • Higman–Sims group's group cardinality is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+44352000'}[9].
  • Higman–Sims group's MathWorld ID is recorded as Higman-SimsGroup[10].
  • Higman–Sims group's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • Higman–Sims group's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777610482[12].
  • Higman–Sims group's Group Properties article ID is recorded as Higman-Sims_group[13].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Donald G. Higman[3], a mathematician[14], 1928–2006[15], of United States[16], awarded the Humboldt Prize[17], specialised in group theory[18] and Charles Sims[4], a mathematician[19], 1937–2017[20], of United States[21], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[22], specialised in group theory[23].

Why It Matters

Higman–Sims group draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (sporadic_group category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]

References

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  10. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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