A polynomial bound for the number of maximal systems of imprimitivity of a finite transitive permutation group

DOI10.1515/FORUM-2019-0222zbMATH Open1442.20017arXiv1907.08477OpenAlexW3006806384MaRDI QIDQ2178802FDOQ2178802

Mariapia Moscatiello, Pablo Spiga, Andrea Lucchini

Publication date: 11 May 2020

Published in: Forum Mathematicum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that, there exists a constant $a$ such that, for every subgroup $H$ of a finite group $G$, the number of maximal subgroups of $G$ containing $H$ is bounded above by $a|G:H{|}^{3/2}$. In particular, a transitive permutation group of degree $n$ has at most $a{n}^{3/2}$ maximal systems of imprimitivity. When $G$ is soluble, generalizing a classic result of Tim Wall, we prove a much stroger bound, that is, the number of maximal subgroups of $G$ containing $H$ is at most $|G:H|-1$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.08477

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zbMATH Keywords

maximal subgroupspermutation groupssystems of imprimitivity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory for finite permutation groups (20B05) Primitive groups (20B15) Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60) Maximal subgroups (20E28)

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