let $gamma(s_n)$ be the minimum number of proper subgroups‎ ‎$h_i, i=1‎, ‎dots‎, ‎l $ of the symmetric group $s_n$ such that each element in $s_n$‎ ‎lies in some conjugate of one of the $h_i.$ in this paper we‎ ‎conjecture that $$gamma(s_n)=frac{n}{2}left(1-frac{1}{p_1}right)‎ ‎left(1-frac{1}{p_2}right)+2,$$ where $p_1,p_2$ are the two smallest primes‎ ‎in the factorization of $ninmathbb{n}$ an...

 In this paper, we prove Frankl's Conjecture for an upper semimodular lattice $L$ such that $|J(L)setminus A(L)| leq 3$, where $J(L)$ and $A(L)$ are the set of join-irreducible elements and the set of atoms respectively. It is known that the class of planar lattices is contained in the class of dismantlable lattices and the class of dismantlable lattices is contained in the class of lattices ha...

in this paper, we mainly investigate the uniqueness of the entire function sharing a small entire function with its high difference operators. we obtain one results, which can give a negative answer to an uniqueness question relate to the bruck conjecture dealt by liu and yang. meanwhile, we also establish a difference analogue of the bruck conjecture for entire functions of order less than 2, ...

We present a derivation of a regular language recognizing circuit originally developed by Foster and Kung [4]. We make use of pointfree relation algebra, in a style combining elements from earlier work in the Eindhoven Mathematics of Program Construction group [0], and from Ruby [6]. First we derive non-systolic recognizers, much in the same way as functional programs are derived. Then we make ...

We present previously unpublished elementary proofs by Dekker and Ottens (1991) and Boyce (private communication) of a special case of the Dinitz conjecture. We prove a special case of a related basis conjecture by Rota, and give a reformulation of Rota's conjecture using the Nullstellensatz. Finally we give an asymptotic result on a related Latin square conjecture.