Counting Sylow double cosets in the symmetric group (Q6570039)

For a natural number \(n\) and a prime \(p\le n\), let \(P\le S_n\) be a \(p\)-Sylow subgroup of the symmetric group. The author determines a formula for the number of double cosets \(P\setminus S_n/ P\), based on centralizer orders and the cycle index of \(P\). The tools used are those of an introductory textbook chapter on Pólya theory, in particular about the cycle index of direct products and wreath products and the paper is accessible with such standard textbook knowledge.