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The alternating group of degree 6 in the geometry of the Leech lattice and K3 surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2005

JongHae Keum
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-722, Korea. E-mail: [email protected] Korea
Keiji Oguiso
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8914, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]
De-Qi Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543, Singapore. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The alternating group of degree 6 is located at the junction of three series of simple non-commutative groups: simple sporadic groups, alternating groups and simple groups of Lie type. It plays a very special role in the theory of finite groups. We shall study its new roles both in a finite geometry of a certain pentagon in the Leech lattice and also in the complex algebraic geometry of K3 surfaces.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2005 London Mathematical Society

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