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Paper   IPM / M / 7405
School of Mathematics
  Title:   Elements with square roots in finite groups
  Author(s):  M. R. Pournaki (Joint with M. S. Lucido)
  Status:   Published
  Journal: Algebra Colloq.
  Vol.:  12
  Year:  2005
  Pages:   677-690
  Supported by:  IPM
  Abstract:
In this paper, we study the probability that a randomly chosen element in a finite group has a square root, in particular the simple groups of Lie type of rank 1, the sporadic finite simple groups and the alternating groups.


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