Symmetric groups and conjugacy classes
Edith Adan-Bante, Helena Verrill
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Edith Adan-Bante, Helena Verrill
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Let S_n be the symmetric group on n-letters. Fix n>5. Given any nontrivial $α,β\in S_n$, we prove that the product $α^{S_n}β^{S_n}$ of the conjugacy classes $α^{S_n}$ and $β^{S_n}$ is never a conjugacy class. Furthermore, if n is not even and $n$ is not a multiple of three, then $α^{S_n}β^{S_n}$ is the union of at least three distinct conjugacy classes. We also describe the elements $α,β\in S_n$ in the case when $α^{S_n}β^{S_n}$ is the union of exactly two distinct conjugacy classes.
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Let S_n be the symmetric group on n-letters. Fix n>5. Given any nontrivial $α,β\in S_n$, we prove that the product $α^{S_n}β^{S_n}$ of the conjugacy classes $α^{S_n}$ and $β^{S_n}$ is never a conjugacy class. Furthermore, if n is not even and $n$ is not a multiple of three, then $α^{S_n}β^{S_n}$ is the union of at least three distinct conjugacy classes. We also describe the elements $α,β\in S_n$ in the case when $α^{S_n}β^{S_n}$ is the union of exactly two distinct conjugacy classes.
Key concepts: Conjugacy class, Mathematics, Group (periodic table), Pure mathematics, Combinatorics, Geography, Physics, Quantum mechanics