Group Theory Question

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From: Ken Grant
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 04:18

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Can anybody tell me what is known about the function l(S_n)=maximum
length of a chain of subgroups of the symmetric group S_n.
I don't even see how to show that l(S_n)-n --> infinity.

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Ken Grant
Department of Mathematics
University of Ottawa

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