Speed's orbit problem: Variations on themes of Burnside (Q1970082)

Suppose that a finite group \(G\) acts transitively (and faithfully) on a set \(Q\). The problem to describe the orbits of the diagonal action of \(G\) on the direct power \(Q^r\) for \(r\geq 2\) is called Speed's orbit problem. A solution to this problem is proposed in terms of the Burnside algebra of the group \(G\) and the right action of an incidence algebra of the subgroup lattice on a module of finitary functions. As a consequence, it is shown that for large \(r\) almost every element of \(Q^r\) lies in a regular \(G\)-orbit.