Coverings of the Symmetric and Alternating Groups

2010/09/20 by Daniela Bubboloni, Bubboloni, Daniela
Mathematics · #20B30 #FOS: Mathematics #Group Theory (math.GR) #math.GR #msc:20B30

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1009.3866

arxiv created 2010/09/20 · arxiv updated 2010/09/21

Abstract

We analyse for which n there exist in G=A_n,S_n two proper subgroups H,K such that G is the union of the G-conjugacy classes of H and K.

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