[GAP Forum] Exceptional group of type G2 over a finite field

[Hulpke,Alexander]

Dear Forum,

> I need some help. How can I define the exceptional group of type G2 over a
> finite field F_q in GAP, i.e., G2(GF(q))?

As
SimpleGroup(“G2(7)”);
(with 7 replaced by your favorite prime. (Note that `SimpleGroup` for some series only works for a limited parameter set.)

Hope this helps,

   Alexander Hulpke

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