Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4585677 Journal of Algebra 2012 26 Pages PDF
Abstract

We prove that the function f(p) enumerating the number of immediate descendants of order p10 of Gp is not PORC (Polynomial On Residue Classes), where Gp is the p-group of order p9 defined by du Sautoyʼs nilpotent group encoding the elliptic curve y2=x3−x. This has important implications for Higmanʼs PORC conjecture.

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