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How many non-isomorphic abelian subgroups of the permutation group $S_n$?

I am interested in how many (pairwise non-isomorphic) subgroups of the permutation group $S_n$ are abelian. ($n \in \mathbb{N}$ arbitrary and possibly big) Are you aware of any references which treat ...
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An abstract zero-sum problem

I would like to know whether the problem described below has appeared in the literature and/or whether similar questions have been studied. I would be very happy to find some references or, if none ...
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Quotient groups obtained by quotienting $G^n$ by $G^{n-1}$

Notation: For a group $G$, we write $G^n$ to denote the $n$-fold direct product of $G$ with itself. Problem set up: Consider, for a finite group $G$, and $n > 1$, the set $Q(G)_n$ of all ...
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