Normal coverings of finite symmetric and alternating groups.

DOI10.1016/j.jcta.2011.03.008zbMath1248.20005arXiv1011.4368WikidataQ56987633 ScholiaQ56987633MaRDI QIDQ549247

Daniela Bubboloni, Cheryl E. Praeger

Publication date: 7 July 2011

Published in: Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.4368

zbMATH Keywords

conjugacy classes; symmetric groups; alternating groups; coverings of groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

20E45: Conjugacy classes for groups

20D60: Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups

11A25: Arithmetic functions; related numbers; inversion formulas

20B30: Symmetric groups

20B35: Subgroups of symmetric groups

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• ATLAS Group Representations

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