Abstract
Let V be a finite vector space and G ≤ GL(V) a linear group. A base of G is a set of vectors whose pointwise stabiliser in G is trivial. We prove that if G is irreducible and primitive on V, then G has a base of size at most 18 log G/log V + c, where c is an absolute constant. This verifies part of a conjecture of Pyber on base sizes of primitive permutation groups.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 95-113 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Algebra |
| Volume | 252 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jun 2002 |