grandes-ecoles 2020 Q20

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__official Groups Group Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms
For all permutations $\rho, \rho' \in \mathfrak{S}_n$, show that $P_{\rho\rho'} = P_\rho P_{\rho'}$. Deduce that, for all permutations $\sigma, \tau \in \mathfrak{S}_n$, if $\sigma$ and $\tau$ are conjugate then $P_\sigma$ and $P_\tau$ are similar.
For all permutations $\rho, \rho' \in \mathfrak{S}_n$, show that $P_{\rho\rho'} = P_\rho P_{\rho'}$. Deduce that, for all permutations $\sigma, \tau \in \mathfrak{S}_n$, if $\sigma$ and $\tau$ are conjugate then $P_\sigma$ and $P_\tau$ are similar.