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A Representation of Permutations with Full Cycle

Number Theory 2010-05-13 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

For q > 2, Carlitz proved that the group of permutation polynomials (PPs) over F_q is generated by linear polynomials and x^{q-2}. Based on this result, this note points out a simple method for representing all PPs with full cycle over the prime field F_p, where p is an odd prime. We use the isomorphism between the symmetric group S_p of p elements and the group of PPs over F_p, and the well-known fact that permutations in S_p have the same cycle structure if and only if they are conjugate.

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@article{arxiv.1005.2019,
  title  = {A Representation of Permutations with Full Cycle},
  author = {Ayca Cesmelioglu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.2019},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages

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