Conjecture on derangement proportions in affine symplectic and orthogonal groups
Let be a prime power of odd characteristic, and let be a non-negative integer. For a finite group acting on a set, write for the proportion of derangements in . Let , and denote the affine symplectic and orthogonal groups in the indicated dimensions.
Derangement proportion conjecture. The following formulas hold:
These formulas would give concise closed expressions for the derangement proportions in the affine symplectic and orthogonal cases. The paper reduces their proof to three -polynomial identities, which are stated separately as Conjecture identities; the supplied text does not establish those identities or resolve this conjecture.
References
Primary source
Jessica Anzanello, “On the proportion of derangements in affine classical groups”, arXiv:2508.07093 (2026).
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