Sharply k-transitive actions on ultrahomogeneous structures
Abstract
Given an action of a group by automorphisms on an infinite relational structure , we say that the action is structurally sharply -transitive if, for any two -tuples of distinct elements such that is an isomorphism, there exists exactly one element of sending to . This generalises the well-known notion of a sharply -transitive action on a set. We show that, for , a wide range of countable ultrahomogeneous structures admit structurally sharply -transitive actions by finitely generated virtually free groups, giving a substantial answer to a question of Cameron from the book Oligomorphic Permutation Groups. We also show that the random -hypertournament admits a structurally sharply -transitive action for , and that and several of its reducts admit structurally sharply -transitive actions for all . (This contrasts with the case of sets, where for there are no sharply -transitive actions on infinite sets by results of Tits and Hall.) We also show the existence of sharply -transitive actions of finitely generated virtually free groups on an infinite set, solving the open question of whether such actions exist for hyperbolic groups. [Note: this is an early working draft.]
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.11166,
title = {Sharply k-transitive actions on ultrahomogeneous structures},
author = {J. de la Nuez González and Rob Sullivan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.11166},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Early working draft. 42 pages