Finite totally k-closed groups

MaRDI QIDQ6355210zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Dmitry Churikov, Cheryl E. Praeger

Publication date 3 December 2020

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite automorphism groups of algebraic, geometric, or combinatorial structures (20B25) Group actions on combinatorial structures (05E18)

Abstract: For a positive integer $k$, a group $G$ is said to be totally $k$-closed if in each of its faithful permutation representations, say on a set $Omega$, $G$ is the largest subgroup of $operatornameSym(Omega)$ which leaves invariant each of the $G$-orbits in the induced action on $OmegaimesdotsimesOmega=Omeg{a}^k$. We prove that every abelian group $G$ is totally $(n(G)+1)$-closed, but is not totally $n(G)$-closed, where $n(G)$ is the number of invariant factors in the invariant factor decomposition of $G$. In particular, we prove that for each $kgeq2$ and each prime $p$, there are infinitely many finite abelian $p$-groups which are totally $k$-closed but not totally $(k-1)$-closed. This result in the special case $k=2$ is due to Abdollahi and Arezoomand. We pose several open questions about total $k$-closure.

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