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In mathematics, the B-theorem is a result in finite group theory formerly known as the B-conjecture.

The theorem states that if is the centralizer of an involution of a finite group, then every component of is the image of a component of .[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gorenstein, Daniel (1983). The Classification of finite simple groups. New York: Plenum Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-306-41305-6.