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On the cardinality of infinite symmetric groups

Matt Getzen

Vol. 8 (2015), No. 5, 749–751
DOI: 10.2140/involve.2015.8.749
Abstract

A new proof is given that the symmetric group of any set X with three or more elements, finite or infinite, has cardinality strictly greater than that of X. Use of the axiom of choice is avoided throughout.

Keywords
set theory, infinite symmetric groups, axiom of choice
Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 03E99
Secondary: 20B30, 03E25
Milestones
Received: 7 January 2014
Accepted: 12 July 2014
Published: 28 September 2015

Communicated by Kenneth S. Berenhaut
Authors
Matt Getzen
Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Arcadia University
450 South Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038
United States