# Character-degree multisets of almost simple groups

- Reference: `kourovka-21-59-character-degree-multisets-of-almost-simple-groups`
- Page: https://theoremdb.org/statements/kourovka-21-59-character-degree-multisets-of-almost-simple-groups
- Record maturity: Reviewed problem

## Problem

For a finite group G, let χ1 (G) denote the totality of the degrees of all irreducible complex characters of G with allowance for their multiplicities. Suppose that H is a finite group with χ1 (H) = χ1 (G). a) If G is an almost simple group, must H be isomorphic to G? b) If G is a quasisimple group, must H be isomorphic to G? This is true if G is a simple group (see 11.8(a) in Archive). This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.59\).

## Status

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## Work

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