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Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups

M. W. Liebeck

# Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups

Written in English

Subjects:
• Permutation groups,
• Finite simple groups

• Edition Notes

Classifications The Physical Object Statement Martin W. Liebeck, Cheryl E. Praeger, Jan Saxl. Series Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society -- no. 952 Contributions Praeger, Cheryl E., 1948-, Saxl, J. 1948- LC Classifications QA175 .L54 2010 Pagination p. cm. Open Library OL23909534M ISBN 10 9780821846544 LC Control Number 2009041395

Abstract. Let G be a finite primitive permutation group with a non-trivial, non-regular normal subgroup N, and let G be an orbit of a point stabilizer Na. Then each composition factor S of Na occurs as a section of the permutation group induced by Na on G. The case N ¼ G is a theorem of Wielandt. The general result and some of its corollaries are useful for studying . groups called bases. In this thesis report I will focus on studying the bounds of the base size of primitive solvable permutation groups. Let Gbe a transitive permutation group which is acting on a set, it is called primitive if its action can only have the trivial G-invariant partitions of,(formal de nition given later on). uential book Finite Permutation Groups ‘It is to one of Schur’s seminars that I owe the stimulus to work with permutation groups, my rst research area. At that time the theory had nearly died out so completely superseded by the more gener-ally applicable theory of abstract groups that by even important. A B-group is a group such that if is a permutation group containing as a regular subgroup then is either imprimitive or -transitive.(Regular subgroups are always transitive in this post.) The term ‘B-group’ was introduced by Wielandt, in honour of Burnside, who showed in that if is an odd prime then is a B-group. This is a companion to his important theorem that a transitive.

This paper is about the structure of infinite primitive permutation groups and totally disconnected locally compact groups (“tdlc groups”). The permutation groups we investigate are subdegree-finite, that is, all orbits of point stabilisers are finite. Automorphism groups of connected, locally finite graphs are examples of subdegree-finite permutation groups.

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### Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups by M. W. Liebeck Download PDF EPUB FB2

REGULAR SUBGROUPS OF PRIMITIVE PERMUTATION GROUPS 3 Remarks (1) All entries in the tables give examples of regular subgroups, and this is verified for each entry as it arises in the proof.

The fourth column of each table gives the number of possibilities for Bup to conjugacy (except for Tablewhere this information is rather clear). Regular subgroups of finite primitive permutation groups were classified by Liebeck, Praeger and Saxl [LPS10] and by Baumeister [Bau07].

A general description of transitive subgroups of finite. COVID Resources. Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID) is Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups book from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel).Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this ’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.

The authors address the classical problem of determining finite primitive permutation groups $$G$$ with a regular subgroup $$B$$. The main theorem solves the problem completely under the assumption that $$G$$ is almost simple.

Destination page number Search scope Search Text. ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: "January ; Volumenumber (first of 5 numbers)." Description: 1 online resource (v, 74 pages). As an application, we describe the finite primitive permutation groups with a nilpotent regular subgroup, extending classical results of Burnside and Author: Barbara Baumeister.

Regular Subgroups of Primitive Permutation Groups Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society Volume ; Volume of Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society: American Mathematical Society: Authors: Martin W. Liebeck, Cheryl E. Praeger, Jan Saxl: Publisher: American Mathematical Soc. ISBN:Length: 74 pages.

The sharply simply transitive groups are the regular groups. They have no special structure as every abstract group are faithfully represented as a regular permutation group. A primitive group that contains a transposition is a symmetric group.

A primitive group that contains a three-cycle is either alternating or symmetric. This paper starts the classification of the primitive permutation groups (G, Ω) such that G contains a regular subgroup determine all the triples (G, Ω, X) with soc (G) an alternating, or a sporadic or an exceptional group of Lie type.

Further, we construct all the examples (G, Ω, X) with G a classical group which are known to us. Our particular interest is in the 8-dimensional Cited by: 9. Following the basic ideas, standard constructions and important examples in the theory of permutation groups, the book goes on to develop the combinatorial and group theoretic structure of primitive groups leading to the proof of the pivotal ONan-Scott Theorem which links finite primitive groups with finite simple : Springer New York.

A B-group is a group such that if is a permutation group containing as a regular subgroup then is either imprimitive or -transitive.(Regular subgroups are always transitive in this post.) The term Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups book was introduced by Wielandt, in honour of Burnside, who showed in that if is an odd prime then is a B-group.

This is a companion to his important theorem. Cheryl E. Praeger and Csaba Schneider. Permutation Groups and Cartesian Decompositions. London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes Series, volume Cambridge University Press, In Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups book to presenting a coherent Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups book of permutation groups preserving cartesian decompositions, the book contains some standard material in the theory of permutation groups.

Following the basic ideas, standard constructions and important examples in the theory of permutation groups, the book goes on to develop the combinatorial and group theoretic structure of primitive groups leading to Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups book proof of Regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups book pivotal ONan-Scott Theorem which links finite primitive groups with finite simple groups/5(2).

Permutation groups are one of the oldest topics in algebra. Their study has recently been revolutionized by new developments, particularly the Classification of Finite Simple Groups, but also relations with logic and combinatorics, and importantly, computer algebra systems have been introduced that can deal with large permutation groups.

This text summarizes these 3/5(1). 7. Imprimitive Groups 8. Primitive Groups Chapter II Multiply Transitive Groups 9. Multiple Transitivity Multiple Primitivity and Half-Transitivity Regular Normal Subgroups of Multiply Transitive Groups Nonregular Normal Subgroups of Multiply Transitive Groups Primitive Groups with Transitive Subgroups of Smaller Degree Book Edition: 1.

Regular Groups and the Holomorph. Complete Groups. Invariant Subgroups of Primitive Groups. Invariant Imprimitive Subgroups of Doubly Transitive Groups.

Volume 1 of Primitive Groups, William Albert Manning Stanford University publications. University series. Mathematics and astronomy. G regular, H primitive and not 2-transitive Always yields: primitiveΓ= Cay(G,S)withH ≤ Aut(Γ) Aim to understand: primitive groups H; primitive Cayley graphs Γ, other applications (e.g.

constructing semisimple Hopf algebras) Problem not new, but new methods available to attack it. ‘The primitive permutation groups of degree less than ’, Math.

Proc. Cam. Phil. Soc. (), – MathSciNet CrossRef zbMATH Google Scholar [42]Cited by: 9. Our main result,Theorem 1,shows that such primitive groups are,per-haps surprisingly,rather rare,and that the occurrence of such transitive subgroups is intimately connected with factorisations of almost simple groups.

We obtain a corollary on primitive groups with regular subgroups (Corollary 3). Cyclic regular subgroups of primitive permutation groups. Group Theory, 5, – Transitive subgroups of primitive permutation groups.

Algebra,– Book summary views reflect the number of visits to the book and chapter landing by: In mathematics, a permutation group is a group G whose elements are permutations of a given set M and whose group operation is the composition of permutations in G (which are thought of as bijective functions from the set M to itself).

The group of all permutations of a set M is the symmetric group of M, often written as Sym(M). The term permutation group thus means a. Peter Cameron in his book [4, p. ], calls a primitive permutation group Gbasic if it is not contained in a wreath product acting by product action.

He then states a version of the O’Nan-Scott Theorem in terms of basic groups and a wreath product construction. Non-basic primitive permutation groups can be described as subgroups of wreath.

Any good book on undergraduate group theory will be a good place to look at actions and many will include discussion of transitive, primitive and imprimitive actions. More specialised, but harder, books are the following.

The second has a more computational avour. Permutation Groups, Dixon and Mortimer, Graduate Texts in Math-ematics, Research problems on permutation groups, with commentary. Problem 3. Let S be the symmetric group on the infinite set er the product action of S 2 on X 2, and let a n be the number of orbits on subsets of size problem is to find a formula for, or an efficient means of calculating, a n.

The number a n has various other interpretations. It is the number of zero. The book begins with the basic ideas, standard constructions and important examples in the theory of permutation then develops the combinatorial and group theoretic structure of primitive groups leading to the proof of the pivotal O'Nan-Scott Theorem which links finite primitive groups with finite simple groups.

$\begingroup$ in the theory of permutation groups, the usual Galois correspondence is between subgroups and subrings of the centraliser ring of the permutation representation, due to Schur (?).

Wielandt's book has details, IIRC. $\endgroup$ – Dima Pasechnik Jan 7 '15 at Cheryl E. Praeger is the author of Permutation Groups and Cartesian Decompositions ( avg rating, 0 ratings, 0 reviews), Low Rank Representations and G.

-transitive permutation group { a non-regular transitive group in which all the nontrivial orbits of a point-stabilizer have equal size { was introduced by Wielandt in his book [16, x10].

Examples are 2-transitive groups and Frobenius groups: for the former, aFile Size: KB. I was wondering if there is a systematic way to construct the regular Abelian groups of order $2^m$ and type $(2,2,\ldots,2)$.

Since the permutation group needs to be regular, it should act transitively on a set of size $2^m$. Then the group of order n is isomorphic to a regular subgroup of S n." (page 19 in the Dover edition) I've written a paper on permutation groups and it still took me a while to figure out what that's supposed to mean.

$\endgroup$ – Ben Webster Regular elementary abelian subgroups of primitive permutation groups. The proof given in the book is by induction on k. The base case of k=2 is clear: 2-transitive groups are primitive, and primitive groups' normal subgroups are transitive.

Now we assume the result holds for k-1 and endeavour to prove it for k. Choose some $\alpha \in \Omega$ (where $\Omega$ is the set G acts on). AbstractThe 2-closure G(2) of a permutation group G on a finite set Ω is the largest subgroup of Sym(Ω) which has the same orbits as G in the induced action on Ω × Ω.

In this paper, the 2-closures of certain primitive permutation groups of holomorph simple and holomorph compound types are by: 1. This book classifies the maximal subgroups of finite classical groups in low dimension.

It features previously unseen results and over tables, making this an essential reference for researchers.

It will appeal to graduate students as a textbook on finite simple groups, computational group theory (including Magma), and representation by: The Maximal Subgroups of the Low-Dimensional Finite Classical Groups (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series Book ) - Kindle edition by Bray, John N., Holt, Derek F., Roney-Dougal, Colva M.

Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Maximal Subgroups of 5/5(1). This book classifies the maximal subgroups of the almost simple finite classical groups in dimension up to 12; it also describes the maximal subgroups of the almost simple finite exceptional groups with socle one of Sz(q), G2(q), 2G2(q) or 3D4(q).

Theoretical and computational tools are used throughout, with downloadable Magma code : InMiller showed that any non-regular transitive permutation group with a regular subgroup is a Zappa–Szép product of the regular subgroup and a point stabilizer.

He gives PSL(2,11) and the alternating group of degree 5 as examples, and of course every alternating group of prime degree is an example. Bamberg, Permutation Group Theory, RMIT Summer Course notes, J.B.

Fawcett, The O’Nan-Scott theorem for ﬁnite primitive permutation groups, and ﬁnite repre-sentability, Masters thesis, University of Waterloo, There are also some excellent mathematical blogs that frequently discuss permutation groupsFile Size: KB.

(Antonio Machì, Roma) A descent in a permutation g in the symmetric group S n is a point i such that ig. This paper surveys some results in the area of maximal subgroups of the finite simple groups and their automorphism groups. The first two sections are concerned with maximal subgroups of the alternating and symmetric groups.

We outline the Reduction Theorem and discuss the maximality of primitive groups in the corresponding symmetric by: 5. This book classifies the maximal subgroups pdf the almost simple finite classical groups in dimension up to pdf it also describes the maximal subgroups of the almost simple finite exceptional groups with socle one of Sz(q), G2(q), 2G2(q) or 3D4(q).

Theoretical and computational tools are used throughout, with downloadable Magma code provided.Finite permutation groups Helmut Wielandt. Categories: Mathematics\\Symmetry and group.

Year: Edition: AP. primitive proof permutation hence degree subgroup therefore follows regular fold You can write a book review and share your experiences. Other readers will always be interested.Permutation groups are one of the oldest topics in algebra.

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