The proportion of derangements characterizes the symmetric and alternating groups

DOI10.1112/BLMS.12639zbMATH Open1522.20021arXiv2107.02724OpenAlexW3205162251MaRDI QIDQ6133415FDOQ6133415

Authors: Bjorn Poonen, Kaloyan Slavov 

Publication date: 18 August 2023

Published in: Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $G$ be a subgroup of the symmetric group $S_n$. If the proportion of fixed-point-free elements in $G$ (or a coset) equals the proportion of fixed-point-free elements in $S_n$, then $G=S_n$. The analogue for $A_n$ holds if $nge7$. We give an application to monodromy groups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.02724

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zbMATH Keywords

alternating groupssymmetric groupsfixed pointspermutation groupsmonodromy groupsproportion of derangements

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Radix representation; digital problems (11A63) Structure of families (Picard-Lefschetz, monodromy, etc.) (14D05) Coverings in algebraic geometry (14E20) Characterization theorems for permutation groups (20B10) Subgroups of symmetric groups (20B35) Finite ground fields in algebraic geometry (14G15) Homogeneous approximation to one number (11J04)

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