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A Theorem of Siemons and Wagner

Group Theory 2021-10-29 v2

Abstract

In 1988 Siemons and Wagner describe a relationship between the lengths of GG-orbits on subsets of a GG-set Ω\Omega. They highlighted the situation where ΔΩ\Delta \subset \Omega with Δ=k,|\Delta|=k, and ΔG>ΣG|\Delta^G|>|\Sigma^G| for all (k+1)(k+1)-subsets, Σ\Sigma of Ω\Omega where ΔΣ\Delta\subset\Sigma. They went on to classify all primitive groups with this property for k=2k=2. Here we address some questions about primitive permutation groups satisfying this property when k=3k=3 and list all 33-homogeneous groups satisfying this condition.

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@article{arxiv.1808.10832,
  title  = {A Theorem of Siemons and Wagner},
  author = {Paul Bradley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.10832},
  year   = {2021}
}

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