orbit-stabilizer theorem

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The orbit-stabilizer theorem is a fundamental result in group theory that relates the size of a group acting on a set to the sizes of the orbit of an element and its stabilizer subgroup.

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instanceOf result in group theory ⓘ
theorem ⓘ
appliesTo finite groups ⓘ
group actions on sets ⓘ
permutation representations ⓘ
area abstract algebra ⓘ
assumes group action of G on X ⓘ
classification fundamental theorem of group actions ⓘ
defines orbit of x as {g·x : g in G} ⓘ
stabilizer of x as {g in G : g·x = x} ⓘ
field group theory ⓘ
formalStatement For a group G acting on a set X and x in X, |G| = |Orb(x)| · |Stab(x)| when all sets are finite ⓘ
generalizes Lagrange's theorem for transitive actions ⓘ
holdsFor actions by conjugation ⓘ
actions by permutations ⓘ
left group actions ⓘ
right group actions ⓘ
implies index of stabilizer equals size of orbit ⓘ
|G : Stab(x)| = |Orb(x)| for finite groups ⓘ
importance basic result taught in undergraduate algebra courses ⓘ
central tool in finite group theory ⓘ
involves cardinality of sets ⓘ
coset decomposition ⓘ
group action ⓘ
orbit ⓘ
stabilizer subgroup ⓘ
subgroup ⓘ
relatedTo Burnside's lemma ⓘ
Cauchy's theorem ⓘ
Sylow theorems ⓘ
class equation ⓘ
coset decomposition theorem ⓘ
relates size of a group ⓘ
size of a stabilizer subgroup ⓘ
size of an orbit ⓘ
usedFor Burnside's lemma proofs ⓘ
analyzing group actions on geometric objects ⓘ
class equation derivation ⓘ
computing orbit sizes ⓘ
computing stabilizer sizes ⓘ
counting arguments in combinatorics ⓘ
proving Lagrange's theorem ⓘ
studying symmetry groups ⓘ
usedIn Galois theory ⓘ
algebraic combinatorics ⓘ
algebraic geometry group actions ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ

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