The intersection densities of transitive actions of $\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q)$ with cyclic point stabilizers

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Hauptverfasser: Behajaina, Angelot, Maleki, Roghayeh, Razafimahatratra, Andriaherimanana Sarobidy
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author Behajaina, Angelot
Maleki, Roghayeh
Razafimahatratra, Andriaherimanana Sarobidy
author_facet Behajaina, Angelot
Maleki, Roghayeh
Razafimahatratra, Andriaherimanana Sarobidy
contents Given a finite transitive group $G\leq \operatorname{Sym}Ω$, the {intersection density} of $G$ is defined as the ratio between the size of the largest subsets of $G$ in which any two permutations agree on at least one element of $Ω$, and the order of a point stabilizer of $G$. In this paper, we completely determine the intersection densities of the permutation groups $\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q)$, where $q$ is a power of an odd prime $p$, acting transitively with point stabilizers conjugate to $\mathbb{Z}_p$. Our proof uses an auxiliary graph, which is a $\operatorname{PGL}_{2}{q}$-vertex-transitive graph, in which a clique corresponds to an intersecting set of $\operaotnrame{PSL}_{2}(q)$. For the transitive action of $\psl{2}{q}$ with point stabilizers conjugate to $\mathbb{Z}_r$, where $r\mid \frac{q-1}{2}$ is an odd prime, we show that the auxiliary graph is not regular, and we construct an intersecting set which is sometimes of maximum size.
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spellingShingle The intersection densities of transitive actions of $\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q)$ with cyclic point stabilizers
Behajaina, Angelot
Maleki, Roghayeh
Razafimahatratra, Andriaherimanana Sarobidy
Combinatorics
05C25, 05C69, 05E18, 20B05
Given a finite transitive group $G\leq \operatorname{Sym}Ω$, the {intersection density} of $G$ is defined as the ratio between the size of the largest subsets of $G$ in which any two permutations agree on at least one element of $Ω$, and the order of a point stabilizer of $G$. In this paper, we completely determine the intersection densities of the permutation groups $\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q)$, where $q$ is a power of an odd prime $p$, acting transitively with point stabilizers conjugate to $\mathbb{Z}_p$. Our proof uses an auxiliary graph, which is a $\operatorname{PGL}_{2}{q}$-vertex-transitive graph, in which a clique corresponds to an intersecting set of $\operaotnrame{PSL}_{2}(q)$. For the transitive action of $\psl{2}{q}$ with point stabilizers conjugate to $\mathbb{Z}_r$, where $r\mid \frac{q-1}{2}$ is an odd prime, we show that the auxiliary graph is not regular, and we construct an intersecting set which is sometimes of maximum size.
title The intersection densities of transitive actions of $\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q)$ with cyclic point stabilizers
topic Combinatorics
05C25, 05C69, 05E18, 20B05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00787