Homogeneity in infinite permutation groups

It is shown that ifG is a permutation group on an infinite setX, andG is (k?1)-transitive but notk-transitive (wherek ≥ 5), then the following hold:

1. G is not (k + 3)-homogeneous.
2. IfG is (k + 2)-homogeneous, then the group induced byG on ak-subset ofX is the alternating groupA _k .

     

Normal subgroups of infinite multiply transitive permutation groups

Some generalisations to infinite permutation groups of familiar results on normal subgroups of finite multiply transitive permutation groups are given, and the limits of these results are explored by means of examples.     

The decomposition of permutation module for infinite Chevalley groups

Let G be a connected reductive group defined over F_q, the finite field with q elements. Let B be a Borel subgroup defined over F_q. In this paper, we completely determine the composition factors of the induced module M(tr) = kG ■tr(where tr is the trivial B-module) for any field k.     

Collapsing permutation groups

It is shown in [3] that any nonregular quasiprimitive permutation group is collapsing. In this paper we describe a wider class of collapsing permutation groups. Received June 6, 2000; accepted in final form August 11, 2000.     

TheL-sharp permutation groups

An answer is given to a problem proposed by Bannai and Ito for {I, I + s, I + s + t}-sharp permutation group, and the result is used to determineL-sharp groups for L={I, I + 1, I + 3} and {I, I + 2, I + 3}.     

Almost disjoint permutation groups

A permutation group on a set of (infinite) cardinality is almost disjoint if no element of except the identity has fixed points, i.e., if is an almost disjoint family of subsets of . We show how almost disjoint permutation groups can be constructed from almost disjoint families of sets.

     

The L-sharp permutation groups

An answer is given to a problem proposed by Bannai and Ito for {l,l+s,l+s+t}-sharp permutation group, and the result is used to determine L-sharp groups for L={l,l+1,l+3}and{l,l+2,l+3}.     

Partially ordered permutation groups

In this note we discuss permutation groups (G, ) in which the set admits aG-invariant order. By aG-invariant partial order (G-partial order) we mean a partial order < of such that < implies g<g, for all and in andg inG. If the set admits aG-partial order which is a total order, then (G, ) is an O-permutation group (orderable permutation group).The main concern of this paper is the development of a foundation for partially ordered permutation groups analogous to the existing one for partially ordered groups, as found in Fuchs [2].     

Barely transitive permutation groups

Part of this work was done while the author was the recipient of RGC Grant 1423 awarded by the University of Alabama Research Grants Committee.