@article { author = {Basheer, Ayoub and Moori, Jamshid}, title = {On the Ranks of Finite Simple Groups}, journal = {Khayyam Journal of Mathematics}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {18-24}, year = {2016}, publisher = {Department of Pure Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (in cooperation with the Center of Excellence in Analysis on Algebraic Structures)}, issn = {2423-4788}, eissn = {2423-4788}, doi = {10.22034/kjm.2016.15511}, abstract = {Let $G$ be a finite group and let $X$ be a conjugacy class of $G.$ The rank of $X$ in $G,$ denoted by $rank(G{:}X)$ is defined to be the minimal number of elements of $X$ generating $G.$ In this paper we review the basic results on generation of finite simple groups and we survey the recent developments on computing the ranks of finite simple groups.}, keywords = {Conjugacy classes,rank,generation,simple groups,sporadic groups}, url = {https://www.kjm-math.org/article_15511.html}, eprint = {https://www.kjm-math.org/article_15511_b3a6914aa8de55c274348d988d79bcd8.pdf} }