Permutation groups whose non-identity elements have k fixed points

DOI10.1515/JGTH.2001.006MaRDI QIDQ2705008zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Peter J. Cameron

Publication date 28 August 2001

Published in Journal of Group Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1515/jgth.2001.006

zbMATH Keywords

locally finite groupsnilpotent subgroupsnumbers of fixed pointspermutation groupssemiregular orbits

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory for finite permutation groups (20B05) General theory for infinite permutation groups (20B07) Characterization theorems for permutation groups (20B10)

Review text

Let \(K\) be a set of natural numbers. A permutation group \(G\) is said to have type \(K\) if the number \(\text{fix}(g)\) of fixed points of every non-identity element \(g\in G\) belongs to \(K\). This note mostly deals with groups of type \(\{k\}\). A classification of groups of type \(\{2\}\) is due to \textit{N. Iwahori} [J. Fac. Sci., Univ. Tokyo, Sect. I 11, 47-64 (1964; Zbl 0201.36503)].NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe main result is Theorem 2: Let \(G\) be a finite permutation group of type \(\{k\}\). Then there exists a finite list \(L(k)\) of permutation groups such that either (a) \(G\) has a fixed set \(\Delta\) of size \(k\), and the kernel \(N\) of the action of \(G\) on \(\Delta\) is semiregular outside \(\Delta\); or (b) \(G\) belongs to \(L(k)\). -- Furthermore in case (a) \(N\) is nilpotent if \(G\) acts non-trivially on \(\Delta\); and \(N\) is Abelian if the constituent \(G^\Delta\) has even order.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEIn case of locally finite groups \(G\) of type \(\{k\}\) a similar result is established (Theorem 4; see also the remark added in proof, referring to a theorem of \textit{E. I. Khukhro} [Mat. Sb., Nov. Ser. 130(172), No. 1(5), 120-127 (1986; Zbl 0608.20025)]).NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe following conjecture is proposed in addition: Let \(G\) be a permutation group having type \(K\) where \(|K|>1\). Then either \(G\) has a base of cardinality \(|K|\), or \(G\) is one of a finite list \(L(K)\) of permutation groups.

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