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On transitive sets of derangements in primitive groups

Group Theory 2026-05-19 v4

Abstract

We construct a primitive permutation action of the Steinberg triality group 3D4(2)^3D_4(2) of degree 40642564064256 and show that there are distinct points α,β\alpha,\beta such that there is no derangement g3D4(2)g\in{^3D_4}(2) with αg=β\alpha^g=\beta. This answers a question by John G. Thompson (Problem 8.75 in the Kourovka Notebook) in the negative.

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@article{arxiv.2304.08459,
  title  = {On transitive sets of derangements in primitive groups},
  author = {Peter Müller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.08459},
  year   = {2026}
}

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