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Let $G$ be a finite group generated by permutations $g_1,\dots,g_s$ such that $g_1g_2\cdots g_s$ is the identity permutation. The corresponding Hurwitz representation $V_{\text{Hur}}$ has character $$\...

Let $G$ be a subgroup of the symmetric group $S_n = \operatorname{Sym}(X)$. Let $k$ be a field, and let $V$ be the permutation module corresponding to $X$. Then $V$ is not irreducible, it has a $1$-...

I am interested in this paper which I can't read because it's in German: Frobenius, G., Über die Charaktere der mehrfach transitiven Gruppen., Berl. Ber. 1904, 558-571 (1904). ZBL35.0154.02. A free ...

I have a vague question, a less vague question and a lot of vaguer questions about permutation representations of a finite group $G$. Vague question. Recall that if $G$ acts on a finite set $X$, we ...

The symmetric group $S_n$ acts over $V=\mathbb{R}^n$ by permuting the canonical basis. So it acts over $V^{\otimes p}$ with a diagonal action (acts the same over each element of the tensor product). ...

Let $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Is it true that for any $a, b, c \in \mathbb{N}$ satisfying $1 < a, b, c \leq n-2$ the symmetric group ${\rm S}_n$ has elements of order $a$ and $b$ whose product has order $...