[GAP Forum] Permutations...

[Alexander Hulpke]

Dear Alastair,

> Consider the disjoint cycle form of alpha.  I want to get the permutation 
> which has the same d.c.f. as alpha, except that each occurrence of a 
> number k in this d.c.f. is replaced with k^beta.

What you describe is just the conjugation action of a permutation group on
itself. Simply calling alpha^beta will give you the desired result.

Best,

    Alexander

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