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The probability that a character value is zero for the symmetric group

Group Theory 2013-06-06 v1 Combinatorics Probability

Abstract

We consider random character values X(g) of the symmetric group on n symbols, where X is chosen at random from the set of irreducible characters and g is chosen at random from the group, and we show that X(g)=0 with probability tending to one as n tends to infinity.

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@article{arxiv.1306.1219,
  title  = {The probability that a character value is zero for the symmetric group},
  author = {Alexander R. Miller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.1219},
  year   = {2013}
}

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3 pages

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