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Primitive permutation groups with a doubly transitive subconstituent

Part of: Permutation groups Graph theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

Cheryl E. Praeger
Cheryl E. Praeger
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsThe University of Western AustraliaNedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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Abstract

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Let Gbe a primitive permutation group on a finite set Ω. We investigate the subconstitutents of G, that is the permutation groups induced by a point stabilizer on its orbits in Ω, in the cases where Ghas a diagonal action or a product action on Ω. In particular we show in these cases that no subconstituent is doubly transitive. Thus if G has a doubly transitive subconstituent we show that G has a unique minimal normal subgroup N and either N is a nonabelian simple group or N acts regularly on Ω: we investigate further the case where N is regular on Ω.

MSC classification

Secondary: 20B15: Primitive groups 05C25: Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.)
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , August 1988 , pp. 66 - 77
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1988

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