[#P3396] Products of two derangements in finite simple groups
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Problem. A permutation on a set Ω is called a derangement if it has no fixed points in Ω. Let G be a finite simple transitive permutation group. Is it true that every element in G is the product of two derangements? This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.27\).
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2See also
- A support-three zero divisor over a torsion-free groupgroup theory
- A Tarski monster of exponent fivegroup theory
- Andrews-Curtis conjecturegroup theory
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