Derangements in cosets of primitive permutation groups.

DOI10.1515/JGTH-2014-0030zbMATH Open1319.20003arXiv1312.1422OpenAlexW2046517008MaRDI QIDQ486460FDOQ486460

Authors: Andrei Pavelescu 

Publication date: 15 January 2015

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

Abstract: Motivated by questions arising in connection with branched coverings of connected smooth projective curves over finite fields, we study the proportion of fixed point free elements (derangements) in cosets of normal subgroups of primitive permutations groups. Using the Aschbacher-O'Nan-Scott theorem for primitive groups to partition the problem, we provide complete answers for affine groups and groups which contain a regular normal nonabelian subgroup.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.1422

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zbMATH Keywords

finite permutation groupsprimitive permutation groupsderangementsnumbers of orbitsAschbacher-O'Nan-Scott theoremfixed-point free elements

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Primitive groups (20B15) Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60) Probabilistic methods in group theory (20P05)

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