Is the permutation action faithful?
Conditions
- , the symmetric group of degree 3.
- .
- The action is defined by .
Reasoning, step by step
- Identify the permutation action on .
- Determine the kernel of this action, which is the set of all such that for all .
- The only permutation that fixes all elements is the identity permutation, so the kernel is .
- Conclude that the action is faithful.
Example
The lecturer states, 'with some experiments you will find out that G such that g a is equal to a will be equal to just one point set one, that is containing the group identity alone.'
Common misconceptions
- Assuming the kernel of the action is the entire group .
- Confusing the permutation action with the trivial action.
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