Cyclic-tuple proof of Cauchy theorem
ID: cyclic-tuple-proof-of-cauchy-theorem
For a prime divisor of the order of a finite group, rotate the tuples whose product is the identity. Rotation preserves that constraint even for a nonabelian group, by conjugating the product. Every nonfixed orbit has elements, while the fixed tuples correspond to . There are tuples, so the number of fixed tuples is divisible by . Since the identity is one, another solution exists and has order exactly . This supplies an elementary proof of Cauchy theorem for groups.
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