Perfect numbers and finite groups. (Q361731)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6199257
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Perfect numbers and finite groups.
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6199257

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    Perfect numbers and finite groups. (English)
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    19 August 2013
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    A number is said to be perfect if it is the sum of its proper divisors. In the current paper this notion is extended to finite groups by calling a finite group a Leinster group if its order is equal to the sum of the orders of all its proper normal subgroups. Several general results and examples of Leinster groups are presented.
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    perfect numbers
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    finite groups
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    Leinster groups
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    orders of normal subgroups
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    numbers of subgroups
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