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Congruences for the cycle indicator of the symmetric group

Number Theory 2023-06-22 v2

Abstract

Let nn be a positive integer and let CnC_n be the cycle indicator of the symmetric group SnS_n. Carlitz proved that if pp is a prime, and if rr is a non negative integer, then we have the congruence Cr+np(X1pXp)nCrmodpZp[X1,,Xr+np],C_{r+np}\equiv (X_1^p-X_p)^nC_r \mod{pZ_p[X_1,\cdots,X_{r+np}]}, where ZpZ_p is the ring of pp-adic integers. We prove that for p2p\neq 2, the preceding congruence holds modulo npZp[X1,,Xr+np]npZ_p[X_1,\cdots,X_{r+np}]. This allows us to prove a Junod's conjecture for Meixner polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.2211.15655,
  title  = {Congruences for the cycle indicator of the symmetric group},
  author = {Abdelaziz Bellagh and Assia Oulebsir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.15655},
  year   = {2023}
}

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6 pages, preprint