Groups generated by derangements

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2020.12.020zbMATH Open1462.20001arXiv2004.01950OpenAlexW3114550607MaRDI QIDQ2222003FDOQ2222003

Authors: R. A. Bailey, Peter J. Cameron, Michael Giudici, Gordon Royle 

Publication date: 3 February 2021

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We examine the subgroup $D(G)$ of a transitive permutation group $G$ which is generated by the derangements in $G$. Our main results bound the index of this subgroup: we conjecture that, if $G$ has degree $n$ and is not a Frobenius group, then $|G:D(G)|leqslantsqrtn-1$; we prove this except when $G$ is a primitive affine group. For affine groups, we translate our conjecture into an equivalent form regarding $|H:R(H)|$, where $H$ is a linear group on a finite vector space and $R(H)$ is the subgroup of $H$ generated by elements having eigenvalue~$1$. If $G$ is a Frobenius group, then $D(G)$ is the Frobenius kernel, and so $G/D(G)$ is isomorphic to a Frobenius complement. We give some examples where $D(G)eG$, and examine the group-theoretic structure of $G/D(G)$; in particular, we construct groups $G$ in which $G/D(G)$ is not a Frobenius complement.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.01950

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zbMATH Keywords

permutation groupFrobenius groupderangementlinear group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory for finite permutation groups (20B05) Primitive groups (20B15) Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60) Special subgroups (Frattini, Fitting, etc.) (20D25)

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• Magma

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