The Probability of Generating the Symmetric Group

DOI10.1112/BLMS/10.1.91MaRDI QIDQ4163373zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors John Bovey, Alan G. Williamson

Publication date 1978

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1112/blms/10.1.91

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory for finite permutation groups (20B05)

Cited in

(8)

• On the diameter of Cayley graphs of the symmetric group
• Is the data encryption standard a group? (Results of cycling experiments on DES)
• Random sets which invariably generate the symmetric group
• Generation of alternating groups by pairs of conjugates
• Exposing graph uniformities via algebraic specification
• Random generation of the special linear group
• The probability of generating the symmetric group
• Bounds for the probability of generating the symmetric and alternating groups.

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