Mathematics Tripos Papers

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B1.6

Representation Theory | Part II, 2002

Construct the character table of the symmetric group S5S_{5}S5​, explaining the steps in your construction.

Use the character table to show that the alternating group A5A_{5}A5​ is the only non-trivial normal subgroup of S5S_{5}S5​.

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