The Janko groups are a set of four sporadic simple groups, discovered by mathematician Zvonimir Janko, which are part of the classification of finite simple groups. These groups, denoted as J1, J2, J3, and J4, are among the 26 sporadic groups that do not fit into the infinite families of simple groups and have unique structures and properties.

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Janko groups

Sporadic Simple Groups

The Classification of Finite Simple Groups is a monumental achievement in mathematics, providing a comprehensive list of all possible finite simple groups, which are the building blocks of all finite groups. This classification includes 18 infinite families and 26 sporadic groups, and its proof spans thousands of pages contributed by numerous mathematicians over several decades.

Classification Of Finite Simple Groups

Finite simple groups are the building blocks of all finite groups, analogous to prime numbers in number theory, and they are fully classified by the monumental achievement known as the Classification of Finite Simple Groups. This classification consists of several infinite families and 26 exceptional groups known as the sporadic groups, with the Monster group being the largest among them.

Finite Simple Groups

Sporadic groups are a set of 26 exceptional groups in the classification of finite simple groups, which do not fit into any of the infinite families of simple groups. They are important in group theory for their role in the Monster group, which is the largest sporadic group and has connections to various areas of mathematics, including number theory and geometry.

Sporadic Groups

Unique structures

Properties of groups refer to the fundamental characteristics that define the structure and behavior of groups within mathematics, particularly in abstract algebra. These properties include closure, associativity, the existence of an identity element, and the existence of inverse elements, which together ensure that a set equipped with a binary operation forms a group.

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