Almost all alternating groups are invariably generated by two elements of prime order

Abstract

We show that for all $n\le X$ apart from $O(X\exp (-c(\log X{)}^{1/2}(\log \log X{)}^{1/2}))$ exceptions, the alternating group $A_n$ is invariably generated by two elements of prime order. This answers (in a quantitative form) a question of Guralnick, Shareshian and Woodroofe.

arXiv comment11 pages; Referee comments incorporated; to appear in IMRN

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