A generation theorem for groups of finite Morley rank

Abstract

We deal with two forms of the "uniqueness cases" in the classification of large simple $K^{\ast }$-groups of finite Morley rank of odd type, where large means the $m_2(G)$ at least three. This substantially extends results known for even larger groups having \Prufer 2-rank at least three, to cover the two groups $\PSp_4$ and $\G_2$. With an eye towards distant developments, we carry out this analysis for $L^{\ast }$-groups which is substantially broader than the $K^{\ast }$ setting.