The mod-2 persistence conjecture for prefix-reversal generating triples

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Let n,m,kn,m,k be integers with 2⩽k<m<n2\leqslant k<m<n. Mod-2 persistence conjecture. For any n≡0,1(mod4)n\equiv0,1\pmod{4}, if

⟨rn,rm,rk⟩=Sym⁡n,\langle r_n,r_m,r_k\rangle=\operatorname{Sym}_n,

then

⟨rn+2,rm+2,rk+2⟩=Sym⁡n+2.\langle r_{n+2},r_{m+2},r_{k+2}\rangle=\operatorname{Sym}_{n+2}.

This was proposed from computational experiments for n⩽100n\leqslant100; no proof or resolution is given.

References

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Saúl A. Blanco, Mikhail P. Golubyatnikov, Elena V. Konstantinova, Natalia V. Maslova and Luka A. Nikiforov, “Generating the symmetric group by three prefix reversals”, arXiv:2511.16959 (2025).

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