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We consider the problem of the classification of finite groups according to the number of conjugacy classes through the classification of all the finite groups with many minimal normal subgroups.
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López, A.V., López, J.V. Classification of finite groups according to the number of conjugacy classes. Israel J. Math. 51, 305–338 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764723
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