On the base size and rank of a primitive permutation group (Q1355663)

Let \(G\) be a finite primitive permutation group of rank \(r\) acting on a set \(\Omega\) of size \(n\). Further, let \(\chi\) be a nontrivial irreducible constituent of the permutation character of \(G\) on \(\Omega\), occurring with multiplicity \(m\), and let \(b\) be the size of any irredundant base in \(\Omega\) for \(G\). It is proved that \(b\leq(n-1)/(r-1)\) and \(b\leq\chi(1)/m\).