Groups with finiteness conditions on the lower central series of non-normal subgroups

It is known that any locally graded group with finitely many derived subgroups of non-normal subgroups is finite-by-abelian. This result is generalized here, by proving that in a locally graded group G the subgroup \(\gamma _{k}(G)\) is finite if the set \(\{\gamma _{k}(H)\;|\;H\le G,\,H\ntriangleleft G\}\) is finite. Moreover, locally graded groups with finitely many kth terms of lower central series of infinite non-normal subgroups are also completely described.     

Groups with few conjugacy classes of non-normal subgroups

The structure of groups with finitely many non-normal subgroups is well known. In this paper, groups are investigated with finitely many conjugacy classes of non-normal subgroups with a given property. In particular, it is proved that a locally soluble group with finitely many non-trivial conjugacy classes of non-abelian subgroups has finite commutator subgroup. This result generalizes a theorem by Romalis and Sesekin on groups in which every non-abelian subgroup is normal.      

Groups with finitely many normalizers of non-abelian subgroups

Abstract A group is called metahamiltonian if all its non-abelian subgroups are normal; it is known that locally soluble metahamiltonian groups have finite commutator subgroup. Here the structure of locally graded groups with finitely many normalizers of (infinite) non-abelian subgroups is investigated, and the above result is extended to this more general situation. Keywords: normalizer subgroup, metahamiltonian group Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 20F24     

Groups with many subgroups having a transitive normality relation

A group is said to be aT-group if all its subnormal subgroups are normal. The structure of groups satisfying the minimal condition on subgroups that do not have the propertyT is investigated. Moreover, locally soluble groups with finitely many conjugacy classes of subgroups which are notT-groups are characterized.     

On groups with all proper subgroups finite-by-abelian-by-finite

Archiv der Mathematik - We show that if all proper subgroups of a locally graded group G are finite-by-abelian-by-finite, then G contains a finite normal subgroup N such that all proper subgroups...     

A note on groups whose non-normal subgroups are either abelian or minimal non-abelian

A group G is called parahamiltonian if each non-normal subgroup of G is either abelian or minimal non-abelian. Thus all biminimal non-abelian groups are parahamiltonian, and the class of parahamiltonian groups contains the important class of metahamiltonain groups, introduced by Romalis and Sesekin about 50 years ago. The aim of this paper is to describe the structure of locally graded parahamiltonian groups.

     

Groups whose non-normal subgroups have a transitive normality relation

A group is calledmetahamiltonian if all its non-normal subgroups are abelian. The structure of metahamiltonian groups has been investigated by Romalis and Sesekin. In this paper groups are studied in which every non-normal subgroup has a transitive normality relation.     

The structure of finite groups with trait of non-normal subgroups

In this paper, we investigate the finite groups all of whose non-normal nilpotent subgroups are cyclic. We show that such groups are solvable with cyclic centers. If G is a non-supersolvable group, then G has only one non-cyclic Sylow subgroup which is either isomorphic to Q₈ or is of type (q, q).     

Groups with finitely many normalizers of non-periodic subgroups

A theorem of Polovickiĭ states that any group with finitely many normalizers of subgroups is finite over its centre. Here we prove that the centre of a non-periodic group G has finite index if and only if G has finitely many normalizers of non-periodic subgroups.     

Groups whose all subgroups are ascendant or self-normalizing

This paper studies groups G whose all subgroups are either ascendant or self-normalizing. We characterize the structure of such G in case they are locally finite. If G is a hyperabelian group and has the property, we show that every subgroup of G is in fact ascendant provided G is locally nilpotent or non-periodic. We also restrict our study replacing ascendant subgroups by permutable subgroups, which of course are ascendant [Stonehewer S.E., Permutable subgroups of infinite groups, Math. Z., 1972, 125(1), 1–16].     

A finiteness condition on subgroups of large derived length

The authors discuss the class S_d(r) of groups in which every finitely generated subgroup is either at most r-generated or soluble of derived length at most d. Such groups need not be of finite rank or soluble of derived length at most d in general. A structure theorem is obtained for locally finite, and for certain locally nilpotent, S_d(r)-groups.     

Infinite index subgroups and finiteness properties of intersections of geometrically finite groups

We explore which types of finiteness properties are possible for intersections of geometrically finite groups of isometries in negatively curved symmetric rank one spaces. Our main tool is a twist construction which takes as input a geometrically finite group containing a normal subgroup of infinite index with given finiteness properties and infinite Abelian quotient, and produces a pair of geometrically finite groups whose intersection is isomorphic to the normal subgroup. We produce several examples of such intersections of geometrically finite groups including finitely generated but not finitely presented discrete subgroups.     

On groups with many almost normal subgroups

Summary An anti-FC-group is a group in which every subgroup either is finitely generated or has only a finite number of coniugates. In this article a classification is given of (generalized) soluble anti-FC-groups which neither are central-by-finite nor satisfy the maximal condition on subgroups. Moreover, groups in which every non-cyclic subgroup has only a finite number of coniugates are characterized.     

Algebraically and verbally closed subgroups and retracts of finitely generated nilpotent groups

We study algebraically and verbally closed subgroups and retracts of finitely generated nilpotent groups. A special attention is paid to free nilpotent groups and the groups UT _n (Z) of unitriangular (n×n)-matrices over the ring Z of integers for arbitrary n. We observe that the sets of retracts of finitely generated nilpotent groups coincides with the sets of their algebraically closed subgroups. We give an example showing that a verbally closed subgroup in a finitely generated nilpotent group may fail to be a retract (in the case under consideration, equivalently, fail to be an algebraically closed subgroup). Another example shows that the intersection of retracts (algebraically closed subgroups) in a free nilpotent group may fail to be a retract (an algebraically closed subgroup) in this group. We establish necessary conditions fulfilled on retracts of arbitrary finitely generated nilpotent groups. We obtain sufficient conditions for the property of being a retract in a finitely generated nilpotent group. An algorithm is presented determining the property of being a retract for a subgroup in free nilpotent group of finite rank (a solution of a problem of Myasnikov). We also obtain a general result on existentially closed subgroups in finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent with cyclic center, which in particular implies that for each n the group UT _n (Z) has no proper existentially closed subgroups.     

Coherence, local quasiconvexity, and the perimeter of 2-complexes

A group is coherent if all its finitely generated subgroups are finitely presented. In this article we provide a criterion for positively determining the coherence of a group. This criterion is based upon the notion of the perimeter of a map between two finite 2-complexes which is introduced here. In the groups to which this theory applies, a presentation for a finitely generated subgroup can be computed in quadratic time relative to the sum of the lengths of the generators. For many of these groups we can show in addition that they are locally quasiconvex. As an application of these results we prove that one-relator groups with sufficient torsion are coherent and locally quasiconvex and we give an alternative proof of the coherence and local quasiconvexity of certain 3-manifold groups. The main application is to establish the coherence and local quasiconvexity of many small cancellation groups. Received: March 2004 Accepted: August 2004     

Strong approximation for Zariski dense subgroups over arbitrary global fields

Consider a finitely generated Zariski dense subgroup of a connected simple algebraic group G over a global field F. An important aspect of strong approximation is the question of whether the closure of in the group of points of G with coefficients in a ring of partial adeles is open. We prove an essentially optimal result in this direction, based on the condition that is not discrete in that ambient group. There are no restrictions on the characteristic of F or the type of G, and simultaneous approximation in finitely many algebraic groups is also studied. Classification of finite simple groups is not used. Received: August 31, 1999.     

Finite groups with seminormal Schmidt subgroups

A non-nilpotent finite group whose proper subgroups are all nilpotent is called a Schmidt group. A subgroup A is said to be seminormal in a group G if there exists a subgroup B such that G = AB and AB₁ is a proper subgroup of G, for every proper subgroup B₁ of B. Groups that contain seminormal Schmidt subgroups of even order are considered. In particular, we prove that a finite group is solvable if all Schmidt {2, 3}-subgroups and all 5-closed {2, 5}-Schmidt subgroups of the group are seminormal; the classification of finite groups is not used in so doing. Examples of groups are furnished which show that no one of the requirements imposed on the groups is unnecessary. Supported by BelFBR grant Nos. F05-341 and F06MS-017. __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 448–458, July–August, 2007.     

Some explicit bounds in groups with a finite number of non-normal subgroups

The number of conjugacy classes of non-normal subgroups is an invariant of a group G denoted by v{G). In this paper explicit upper bounds for the order of the commutator subgroup G' and for the index of the centre in G, [G : Z(G)] are given for a group G with only a finite number of non-normal subgroups. The bounds provided are functions of v(G) and the primes appearing as orders of elements of G.     

Groups whose proper subgroups are Baer-by-Chernikov or Baer-by-(finite rank)

Our main result is that a locally graded group whose proper subgroups are Baer-by-Chernikov is itself Baer-by-Chernikov. We prove also that a locally (soluble-by-finite) group whose proper subgroups are Baer-by-(finite rank) is itself Baer-by-(finite rank) if either it is locally of finite rank but not locally finite or it has no infinite simple images.     

Finite groups with hall subnormally embedded Schmidt subgroups

Abstract

A subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be Hall subnormally embedded in G if there is a subnormal subgroup N of G such that H is a Hall subgroup of N. A Schmidt group is a finite non-nilpotent group whose all proper subgroups are nilpotent. We prove the nilpotency of the second derived subgroup of a finite group in which each Schmidt subgroup is Hall subnormally embedded.