English

Average order in wreath products

Group Theory 2022-03-29 v1

Abstract

We obtain an exact formula for the average order of elements of a wreath product of two finite groups. Then focussing our attention on pp-groups for primes pp, we give an estimate for the average order of a wreath product ABA\wr B in terms of maximum order of elements of AA and average order of BB and an exact formula for the distribution of orders of elements of AB.A\wr B. Finally, we show how wreath products can be used to find several rational numbers which are limits of average orders of a sequence of pp-groups with cardinalities going to infinity.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2203.14548,
  title  = {Average order in wreath products},
  author = {Supravat Sarkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.14548},
  year   = {2022}
}
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