Collinear triples in permutations (Q993652)

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      Collinear triples in permutations (English)
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      20 September 2010
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      Let \({\mathbb F}_q\) be a finite field, \(q\) odd, \(\alpha:{\mathbb F}_q\to{\mathbb F}_q\) a permutation and \(\Psi(\alpha)\) the number of collinear triples in the graph of \(\alpha\). The author proves that \(\Psi(\alpha)\geq \frac{q-1}{2}\).
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      finite field
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      permutation
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      graph
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      collinear triples
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