Inversion of an odd cycle in an alternating group
ID: inversion-of-an-odd-cycle-in-an-alternating-group
For an odd -cycle , an inverting permutation fixes one point and swaps pairs, so its sign is . Its other inverting permutations differ by elements of , all even. Thus inversion is possible inside exactly when that sign is positive. In particular is not an ambivalent group when .
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