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permutation group on a set (Definition)

A permutation group on a set $A$ is a subgroup of the symmetric group $S_A$ .

fact: conjugating stabilizer of an element by permutation produces stabilizer of permuted element

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$A$ set
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$a\in A$
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$X$ permutation group on $A$
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$\sigma\in X$
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$\sigma \mathrm{Stab}_X(a) \sigma^{-1}= \mathrm{Stab}_X(\sigma(a))$

fact: if a permutation group acts transitively, then the intersection of conjugated stabilizers is the identity

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$A$ set
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$a\in A$
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$X$ permutation group on $A$
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$\cap_{\sigma\in X} \sigma \mathrm{Stab}_X(a)=1$

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Cross-references: MA, intersection of sets, symmetric group, subgroup, permutation group

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AMS MSC20B99 (Group theory and generalizations :: Permutation groups :: Miscellaneous)

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