Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 167 4 iii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The normalizer of permutes the symplectic coordinate planes and may interchange the two basis vectors in each plane. Modulo , these operations give every signed permutation of . Thereforethe signed symmetric group, generated by adjacent coordinate transpositions and one sign change.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 111 4 a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The Coxeter number is the order of a Coxeter element. In the stated families the values areHere is the dihedral group of order , is the symmetric group, is the signed symmetric group, and is the even signed symmetric group.