(1) Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Brescia, Via Valotti 9, 25133 Brescia, Italy
Abstract:
It is well known that a permutation group of degree
can be generated by
elements. In this paper we study
the asymptotic behavior of the probability of generating a
permutation group of degree n with
elements. In particular we prove that if n
is large enough and
elements generate a permutation group
G of degree
n
modulo GG2, then almost
certainly these elements generate G itself.
Received: 2 January 2002