Let G be a finite group. For g\in G, an ordered pair $(x_1,y_1)\in G\times G$ is called a solution of the commutator equation $[x,y]=g$ if $[x_1,y_1]=g$. We consider \rho_g(G)=\{(x,y)| x,y\in G, [x,y]=g\}, then the probability that the commutator equation $[x,y]=g$ has solution in a finite group $G$, written P_g(G), is equal to \frac{|\rho_{g}(G)|}{|G|^2}. In this paper, we present two methods for the computing P_g(G). First by $GAP, we give certain explicit formulas for P_g(A_n) and P_g(S_n). Also we note that this method can be applied to any group of small order. Then by using the numerical solutions of the equation xy-zu \equiv t (mod~n), we derive formulas for calculating the probability of $\rho_g(G)$ where $G$ is a two generated group of nilpotency class 2.
Hashemi, M., Pirzadeh, M., & Gorjian, S. A. (2019). The probability that the commutator equation [x,y]=g has solution in a finite group. Journal of Algebra and Related Topics, 7(2), 47-61. doi: 10.22124/jart.2020.15554.1187
MLA
M. Hashemi; M. Pirzadeh; S. A. Gorjian. "The probability that the commutator equation [x,y]=g has solution in a finite group". Journal of Algebra and Related Topics, 7, 2, 2019, 47-61. doi: 10.22124/jart.2020.15554.1187
HARVARD
Hashemi, M., Pirzadeh, M., Gorjian, S. A. (2019). 'The probability that the commutator equation [x,y]=g has solution in a finite group', Journal of Algebra and Related Topics, 7(2), pp. 47-61. doi: 10.22124/jart.2020.15554.1187
VANCOUVER
Hashemi, M., Pirzadeh, M., Gorjian, S. A. The probability that the commutator equation [x,y]=g has solution in a finite group. Journal of Algebra and Related Topics, 2019; 7(2): 47-61. doi: 10.22124/jart.2020.15554.1187
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