A classification of primitive permutation groups with finite stabilizers

Closures of Finite Primitive Permutation Groups

Let G be a primitive permutation group on a finite set ft, and, for k ^ 2, let G be the Ar-closure of G, that is, the largest subgroup of Sym (ft) preserving all the G-invariant ^-relations on ft. Suppose that G<H^ G and G and H have different socles. It is shown that k ^ 5 and the groups G and H are classified explicitly.

Primitive Permutation Groups of Finite Morley Rank

We prove a version of the O'Nan-Scott Theorem for detinably primitive permutation groups of finite Morley rank. This yields questions about structures of finite Morley rank of the form (F, + , . , / / ) where (F, +,.) is an algebraically closed field and H is a central extension of a simple group with /Y=sGL(rt, F). We obtain partial results on such groups H, and show for example that if char(/...

Distinguishing Primitive Permutation Groups

Let G be a permutation group acting on a set V . A partition π of V is distinguishing if the only element of G that fixes each cell of π is the identity. The distinguishing number of G is the minimum number of cells in a distinguishing partition. We prove that if G is a primitive permutation group and |V | ≥ 336, its distinguishing number is two.

On minimal subdegrees of finite primitive permutation groups

We study the minimal non-trivial subdegrees of finite primitive permutation groups that admit an embedding into a wreath product in product action, giving a connection with the same quantity for the primitive component. We discover that the primitive groups of twisted wreath type exhibit different (but interesting) behaviour from the other primitive types. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classificatio...

Factorizations of Primitive Permutation Groups