Large orbit sizes in finite group actions (Q2196319)

Let \(G\) be a finite group acting faithfully on a finite vector space \(V\). The \(G\)-orbit of an element \(v \in V\) is the set \(v^{G}=\{v^{g} \mid g \in G \}\) and the orbit size of \(v\) is \(| v^{G}|\). Results on orbit sizes, particularly on the existence of large orbits, have been fundamental to solving problems in several areas of finite group theory. In the paper under review, the authors study relations of the sizes of various sections of finite linear groups and the largest orbit size of linear group actions. They also provide various applications of the results they have obtained.