Elements with r-th roots in finite groups

arXiv1008.2055MaRDI QIDQ6220164FDOQ6220164

Authors: E. Khamseh, Mohammad Reza R. Moghaddam, Francesco Russo, F. Saeedi 

Publication date: 12 August 2010

Abstract: The probability that a randomly chosen element of a finite group is an $r$--th root (for any integer $rgeq2$) has been studied largely in case $r=2$. Certain techniques may be generalized for $r>2$ and here we find the exact value of this probability for projective special linear groups. A result of density is placed at the end, in order to show an analogy with the case $r=2$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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