Classical involution theorem
Appearance
In mathematical finite group theory, the classical involution theorem of Aschbacher & 197? classifies simple groups with a classical involution, showing that they are mostly groups of Lie type over a field of odd characteristic.
References
- Aschbacher, Michael (1977), "A characterization of Chevalley groups over fields of odd order", Annals of Mathematics. Second Series, 106 (2): 353–398, ISSN 0003-486X, MR0498828
- Aschbacher, Michael (1977), "A characterization of Chevalley groups over fields of odd order II", Annals of Mathematics. Second Series, 106 (3): 399–468, ISSN 0003-486X, MR0498828