Exceptional groups and Moufang sets of polar type. Ghent University
The notion of a Moufang set originates from the theory of semi-simple algebraic groups of relative rank 1 (algebraic groups are matrix groups and among the most fundamental algebraic structures). A Moufang set is a 2-transitive permutation group subject to some natural conditions. The theory has many applications in and outside group theory. The most important problem in this theory is the long standing conjecture that any Moufang set is ...