Math 2.0

statement proposition

Stabilisers of points in the same orbit are conjugate

Statement

Let a group GG act on a set XX, let x∈Xx \in X, and let g∈Gg \in G. Then the stabiliser of g⋅xg \cdot x is Gg⋅x=gGxg−1G_{g \cdot x} = g G_x g^{-1}.

Remarks

An element hh fixes g⋅xg \cdot x if and only if g−1hgg^{-1}hg fixes xx. So the stabilisers of the points of one orbit are conjugate subgroups. In particular, they all have the same order.

Explanations

L1 human

If gg moves xx to yy, then the elements that fix yy are the elements that fix xx, seen through gg. To fix yy, you can move yy back to xx, fix xx, and move xx to yy again. So the two stabilisers are conjugate.

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Sources

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_action, Fixed points and stabilizer subgroups