Paper 3, Section I, E

Groups, Rings and Modules
Part IB, 2016

Let GG be a group of order nn. Define what is meant by a permutation representation of GG. Using such representations, show GG is isomorphic to a subgroup of the symmetric group SnS_{n}. Assuming GG is non-abelian simple, show GG is isomorphic to a subgroup of AnA_{n}. Give an example of a permutation representation of S3S_{3} whose kernel is A3A_{3}.