Definition:Transposition/Adjacent
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Definition
Let $S_n$ denote the symmetric group on $n$ letters.
An adjacent transposition is a transposition that exchanges two consecutive integers $j$ and $j + 1$, where $1 \le j < n$.
In cycle notation, they are denoted:
- $\begin {pmatrix} j & j + 1 \end {pmatrix}$