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Regular orbits of symmetric and alternating groups

Group Theory 2018-12-17 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

Given a finite group GG and a faithful irreducible FGFG-module VV where FF has prime order, does GG have a regular orbit on VV? This problem is equivalent to determining which primitive permutation groups of affine type have a base of size 2. In this paper, we classify the pairs (G,V)(G,V) for which GG has a regular orbit on VV where GG is a covering group of a symmetric or alternating group and VV is a faithful irreducible FGFG-module such that the order of FF is prime and divides the order of GG.

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@article{arxiv.1812.05880,
  title  = {Regular orbits of symmetric and alternating groups},
  author = {Joanna B. Fawcett and E. A. O'Brien and Jan Saxl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.05880},
  year   = {2018}
}

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26 pages

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