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Groups with Only the Identity Fixing Three Letters

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Keller, Gordon Ernest (1965) Groups with Only the Identity Fixing Three Letters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GVHG-EC49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04142003-092438

Abstract

In this paper, we study finite transitive permutation groups in which only the identity fixes as many as three letters, and in which the subgroup fixing a letter is self normalizing. If G is such a group, the principal results concern the case when G is simple. In this case, H, the subgroup fixing a letter, is a Frobenius group, MQ, with kernel M and complement Q. If |H| is even we show that either G is doubly transitive or permutation isomorphic to the representation of A[subscript 5] on ten letters. If |H| is odd we prove that Q is cyclic, M is a p-group, and G has a single class of involutions. Furthermore, the number of groups for which H has a given positive number of regular orbits is finite.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Mathematics)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Major Option:Mathematics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Hall, Marshall
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:5 April 1965
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-04142003-092438
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04142003-092438
DOI:10.7907/GVHG-EC49
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ID Code:1377
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:15 Apr 2003
Last Modified:08 Feb 2024 22:59

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