This analysis demonstrates conditions for finite or infinite orders of class transposition products, suggesting new insights into group theory.
We study the orders of products of two class transpositions in the group <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>CT</m:mi> <m:mo></m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">(</m:mo> <m:mi>Z</m:mi> <m:mo stretchy="false">)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:math> CT(Z) , a simple subgroup of the symmetric group on the integers. For pairs of class transpositions sharing a common vertex, we prove that the order of their product is either 1, 3, or ∞, and provide a precise criterion for the infinite order case. Furthermore, we investigate pairs of equal-residue and equal-modulus class transpositions, establishing conditions under which their product has finite or infinite order. Our results provide a partial answer to a question posed in the Kourovka notebook (see Question 18.48).
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