Supplements of Bounded Permutation Groups
Bigelow, Stephen
J. Symbolic Logic, Tome 63 (1998) no. 1, p. 89-102 / Harvested from Project Euclid
Let $\lambda \leq \kappa$ be infinite cardinals and let $\Omega$ be a set of cardinality $\kappa$. The bounded permutation group B$_\lambda(\Omega)$, or simply B$_\lambda$, is the group consisting of all permutations of $\Omega$ which move fewer than $\lambda$ points in $\Omega$. We say that a permutation group G acting on $\Omega$ is a supplement of B$_\lambda$ if B$_\lambda$G is the full symmetric group on $\Omega$. In [7], Macpherson and Neumann claimed to have classified all supplements of bounded permutation groups. Specifically, they claimed to have proved that a group G acting on the set $\Omega$ is a supplement of B$_\lambda$ if and only if there exists $\Delta \subset \Omega$ with $|\Delta| < \lambda$ such that the setwise stabiliser G$_{\{\Delta\}}$ acts as the full symmetric group on $\Omega\setminus\Delta$. However I have found a mistake in their proof. The aim of this paper is to examine conditions under which Macpherson and Neumann's claim holds, as well as conditions under which a counterexample can be constructed. In the process we will discover surprising links with cardinal arithmetic and Shelah's recently developed pcf theory.
Publié le : 1998-03-14
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Bigelow, Stephen. Supplements of Bounded Permutation Groups. J. Symbolic Logic, Tome 63 (1998) no. 1, pp.  89-102. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1183745460/