GAP Computations Concerning Probabilistic Generation of Finite Simple Groups

Abstract

This is a collection of examples showing how the GAP system can be used to compute information about the probabilistic generation of finite almost simple groups. It includes all examples that were needed for the computational results in the paper "Probabilistic generation of finite simple groups, II" by Thomas Breuer, Robert M. Guralnick, and William M. Kantor. The purpose of this writeup is twofold. On the one hand, the computations are documented this way. On the other hand, the GAP code shown for the examples can be used as test input for automatic checking of the data and the functions used.