Affine transformations of finite vector spaces with large orders or few cycles.

DOI10.1016/J.JPAA.2014.04.023zbMATH Open1332.20001arXiv1306.1368OpenAlexW1981987404WikidataQ56987427 ScholiaQ56987427MaRDI QIDQ404369FDOQ404369

Authors: Joy Morris, Cheryl E. Praeger, Pablo Spiga, Simon Guest 

Publication date: 4 September 2014

Published in: Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let V be a d-dimensional vector space over a field of prime order p. We classify the affine transformations of V of order at least p^d/4, and apply this classification to determine the finite primitive permutation groups of affine type, and of degree n, that contain a permutation of order at least n/4. Using this result we obtain a classification of finite primitive permutation groups of affine type containing a permutation with at most four cycles.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.1368

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zbMATH Keywords

affine transformationsfinite primitive permutation groupsaffine primitive groupspermutation groups of affine type

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Primitive groups (20B15) Other matrix groups over finite fields (20H30)

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• Magma

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