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Powers in the wreath product of $G$ with $S_n$

Group Theory 2026-04-28 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper we compute powers in the wreath product GSnG\wr S_n, for any finite group GG. For r2r\geq 2, a prime, consider ωr:GSnGSn\omega_r: G\wr S_n\to G\wr S_n defined by ggrg \mapsto g^r. Let Pr(GSn)=ωr(GSn)Gnn!P_{r}(G\wr S_n)=\frac{|\omega_r(G\wr S_n)|}{|G|^n n!}, be the probability that a randomly chosen element in GSnG\wr S_n is a rthr^{th} power. We prove, Pr(GSn+1)=Pr(GSn)P_r(G\wr S_{n+1})=P_r(G\wr S_n) for all n≢1(mod r)n\not \equiv -1(\text{mod } r) if, order of GG is coprime to rr. We also give a formula for the number of conjugacy classes that are rthr^{th} powers in GSnG\wr S_n.

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@article{arxiv.2010.04954,
  title  = {Powers in the wreath product of $G$ with $S_n$},
  author = {Rijubrata Kundu and Sudipa Mondal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.04954},
  year   = {2026}
}

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