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2007 Nicolae Păun, 3
Tags: real analysis , group theory , limit , permutation , group of permutations , centralizer
In the following exercise, $ C_G (e) $ denotes the centralizer of the element $ e $ in the group $ G. $ [b]a)[/b] Prove that $ \max_{\sigma\in S_n\setminus\{1\}} \left| C_{S_n} (\sigma ) \right| <\frac{n!}{2} , $ for any natural number $ n\ge 4. $ [b]b)[/b] Show that $ \lim_{n\to\infty} \left(\frac{1}{n!}\cdot\max_{\sigma\in S_n\setminus\{1\}} \left| C_{S_n} (\sigma ) \right|\right) =0. $ [i]Alexandru Cioba[/i]