Random generation of finite simple groups

Journal of Algebra

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 345-355

  Guralnick, Robert M ^a   Liebeck, Martin W ^b   Saxl, Jan ^c   Shalev, Aner ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0033197213     PISSN: 00218693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jabr.1999.7869     Document Type: Article

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