Separating subsets from their images

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Main Authors: Barbieri, Marco, Lekše, Maruša, Potočnik, Primož, Rekvényi, Kamilla
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author Barbieri, Marco
Lekše, Maruša
Potočnik, Primož
Rekvényi, Kamilla
author_facet Barbieri, Marco
Lekše, Maruša
Potočnik, Primož
Rekvényi, Kamilla
contents Let $G$ be a transitive permutation group acting on $Ω$. In this paper, we introduce and study the parameter ${\bf m}(G)$, which denotes the size of the smallest set of points $A$ such that, for every permutation $g\in G$, $A \cap A^g$ is nonempty. In particular, we focus on deriving general bounds for arbitrary transitive groups, and on the asymptotic behaviour of certain families of primitive groups. We also provide a classification of transitive groups with ${\bf m}(G)$ largest possible, namely with ${\bf m}(G)=\lceil (|Ω|+1) / 2 \rceil$.
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spellingShingle Separating subsets from their images
Barbieri, Marco
Lekše, Maruša
Potočnik, Primož
Rekvényi, Kamilla
Group Theory
Combinatorics
20B05, 05B30, 20B15, 20B25
Let $G$ be a transitive permutation group acting on $Ω$. In this paper, we introduce and study the parameter ${\bf m}(G)$, which denotes the size of the smallest set of points $A$ such that, for every permutation $g\in G$, $A \cap A^g$ is nonempty. In particular, we focus on deriving general bounds for arbitrary transitive groups, and on the asymptotic behaviour of certain families of primitive groups. We also provide a classification of transitive groups with ${\bf m}(G)$ largest possible, namely with ${\bf m}(G)=\lceil (|Ω|+1) / 2 \rceil$.
title Separating subsets from their images
topic Group Theory
Combinatorics
20B05, 05B30, 20B15, 20B25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.20731