A transitive subgroup of $S_n$ containing a p-cycle with $\frac n2<p<n-2$ is $S_n$ or $A_n$

188 Views Asked by At

The following result may help to determine the Galois group of an irreducible polynomial.

Theorem : Let $G$ be a transitive subgroup of the symmetric group $S_n$ and p a prime number in $]\frac n2;n-2[$. If $G$ contains a p-cycle then G is either $S_n$ or $A_n$.

Does somebody have a comprehensive proof of this fact ? Using basic arguments, please. References are wellcome.