The Siemons–Wagner conjecture on primitive permutation groups and subset orbit sizes

Let GG be a primitive permutation group acting on a set Ω\Omega of cardinality n8n\ge 8. For a subset SΩS\subseteq \Omega, write SGS^G for its orbit under GG. Siemons–Wagner conjecture. If there exists a 33-subset ΔΩ\Delta\subseteq \Omega such that

ΔG>ΣG|\Delta^G|>|\Sigma^G|

for every 44-subset Σ\Sigma containing Δ\Delta, then GPSL(2,7)G\cong PSL(2,7) or GPGL(2,7)G\cong PGL(2,7). This conjecture identifies the two exceptional primitive groups whose orbit structure on 33- and 44-subsets has the stated inequality; the surrounding argument establishes the claim for the remaining families considered there, while the full assertion is left as a conjecture.

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Paul Bradley, “A Theorem of Siemons and Wagner”, arXiv:1808.10832 (2021).

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