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The classification of normalizing groups

Group Theory 2012-10-05 v3

Abstract

Let XX be a finite set such that X=n|X|=n. Let \trans\trans and \sym\sym denote respectively the transformation monoid and the symmetric group on nn points. Given a\trans\syma\in \trans\setminus \sym, we say that a group G\symG\leq \sym is aa-normalizing if <a,G>G=<g1aggG>.<a,G> \setminus G=<g^{{-1}}ag\mid g\in G>. If GG is aa-normalizing for all a\trans\syma\in \trans\setminus \sym, then we say that GG is normalizing. The goal of this paper is to classify normalizing groups and hence answer a question posed elsewhere. The paper ends with a number of problems for experts in groups, semigroups and matrix theory.

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@article{arxiv.1205.0450,
  title  = {The classification of normalizing groups},
  author = {João Araújo and Peter J. Cameron and James Mitchell and Max Neunhöffer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.0450},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

Three lemmas replaced with a shorter argument and other changes suggested by the referee of the Journal of Algebra

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