Affine transformations of finite vector spaces with large orders or few cycles. (Q404369)

Let \(V\) be a \(d\)-dimensional vector space over a field of prime order \(p\). The first aim of this paper is to determine the affine transformations of a vector space of size \(n\) which have order at least \(n/4\), and the affine primitive groups in which they lie. The authors classify the affine transformations of \(V\) of order at least \(p^d/4\), and apply this classification to determine the finite primitive permutation groups of affine type, and of degree \(n\), that contain a permutation of order at least \(n/4\). Using this result they obtain a classification of finite primitive permutation groups of affine type containing a permutation with at most four cycles.