Modules over group rings of solvable groups with rank restrictions on subgroups

Let A be an R G-module over a commutative ring R, where G is a group of infinite section p-rank (0-rank), C _G (A) = 1, A is not a Noetherian R-module, and the quotient A/C _A (H) is a Noetherian R-module for every proper subgroup H of infinite section p-rank (0-rank). We describe the structure of solvable groups G of this type.     

Relative difference sets fixed by inversion (III)—Cocycle theoretical approach

In this paper, we give a characterization of a group G which contains a semiregular relative difference set R relative to a central subgroup N containing the commutator subgroup [G,G] of G such that 1∈R and rRr=R for all r∈R. In particular, these relative difference sets are fixed by inversion and inner automorphisms of the group are multipliers. We also present a construction of such relative difference sets.     

Universal G-spaces for proper actions of locally compact groups

We establish the existence of universal G-spaces for proper actions of locally compact groups on Tychonoff spaces. A typical result sounds as follows: for each infinite cardinal number τ every locally compact, non-compact, σ-compact group G of weight w(G)?τ, can act properly on Rτ?{0} such that Rτ?{0} contains a G-homeomorphic copy of every Tychonoff proper G-space of weight ?τ. The metric cones Cone(G/H) with H⊂G a compact subgroup such that G/H is a manifold, are the main building blocks in our approach. As a byproduct we prove that the cardinality of the set of all conjugacy classes of such subgroups H⊂G does not exceed the weight of G.     

The influence of weakly-supplemented subgroups on the structure of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is weakly-supplemented in G if there exists a proper subgroup K of G such that G = HK. In the paper it is proved that a finite group G is p-nilpotent provided p is the smallest prime number dividing the order of G and every minimal subgroup of P∩G′ is weakly-supplemented in N _G (P), where P is a Sylow p-subgroup of G. As applications, some interesting results with weakly-supplemented minimal subgroups of P∩G′ are obtained.     

Generalized Frattini subgroups as coradicals of groups

The paper deals with finite solvable groups only. It is established that the class of all regular subgroup m-functors coincides with the class of all X-abnormal m-functors, where X ranges over all subclasses of the class of all primitive groups. The properties of the lattice of all regular subgroup m-functors are studied and the atoms and coatoms of this lattice are described. It is proved that the generalized Frattini subgroup of G corresponding to a regularm-functor coincides with the X-coradical of G for some R ₀-closed class X.     

A commutative analogue of the group ring

Throughout, all rings R will be commutative with identity element. In this paper we introduce, for each finite group G, a commutative graded Z-algebra R_G. This classifies the G-invariant commutative R-algebra multiplications on the group algebra R[G] which are cocycles (in fact coboundaries) with respect to the standard “direct sum” multiplication and have the same identity element.In the case when G is an elementary Abelian p-group it turns out that R_G is closely related to the symmetric algebra over F_p of the dual of G. We intend in subsequent papers to explore the close relationship between G and R_G in the case of a general (possibly non-Abelian) group G.Here we show that the Krull dimension of R_G is the maximal rank r of an elementary Abelian subgroup E of G unless either E is cyclic or for some such E its normalizer in G contains a non-trivial cyclic group which acts faithfully on E via “scalar multiplication” in which case it is r+1.     

The trace class conjecture without the K-finiteness assumption

Let G be the group of real points of a reductive algebraic ℚ-group satisfying the same assumptions as in [5], Chapter I, and let Γ be a discrete subgroup of G. Let R_Γ be the right regular representation of G in L²(Γ\G). We prove in this Note that, for any integrable rapidly decreasing function ƒ on G, the restriction of R_Γ(ƒ) to the discrete spectrum of R_Γ is a trace class operator.     

Finite <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-groups with a class of complemented normal subgroups

Assume G is a finite group and H a subgroup of G. If there exists a subgroup K of G such that G = HK and H ∩ K = 1, then K is said to be a complement to H in G. A finite p-group G is called an NC-group if all its proper normal subgroups not contained in Φ(G) have complements. In this paper, some properties of NC-groups are investigated and some classes of NC-groups are classified.     

On the symmetry of L1 algebras of locally compact motion groups,and the Wiener Tauberian theorem

Let G be a locally compact motion group, i.e., it is a semidirect product of a compact subgroup with a closed abelian normal subgroup, the action of the compact subgroup on the other one being by conjugation. The main result of this paper is that the group algebra of such a group is symmetric. This result is then used to prove that a generalization of the Wiener-Tauberian theorem holds for such groups. Precisely, it is shown that every proper closed two-sided ideal in L₁(G) is annihilated by an irreducible unitary representation of G, lifted to L₁(G).     

s-Permutably embedded subgroups and p-supersolvable groups

Let G be a finite group,and H a subgroup of G.H is called s-permutably embedded in G if each Sylow subgroup of H is a Sylow subgroup of some s-permutable subgroup of G.In this paper,we use s-permutably embedding property of subgroups to characterize the p-supersolvability of finite groups,and obtain some interesting results which improve some recent results.     

On an open problem of Guo-Skiba

Let G be a finite group, and let A be a proper subgroup of G. Then any chief factor H/A _G of G is called a G-boundary factor of A. For any Gboundary factor H/A _G of A, the subgroup (A ∩ H)/A _G of G/ A _G is called a G-trace of A. In this paper, we prove that G is p-soluble if and only if every maximal chain of G of length 2 contains a proper subgroup M of G such that either some G-trace of M is subnormal or every G-boundary factor of M is a p′-group. This result give a positive answer to a recent open problem of Guo and Skiba. We also give some new characterizations of p-hypercyclically embedded subgroups.     

Tetravalent Edge-transitive Cayley Graphs of PGL （2, p）

t Let F = Cay（G, S）, R（G） be the right regular representation of G. The graph Г is called normal with respect to G, if R（G） is normal in the full automorphism group Aut（F） of F. Г is called a bi-normal with respect to G if R（G） is not normal in Aut（Г）, but R（G） contains a subgroup of index 2 which is normal in Aut（F）. In this paper, we prove that connected tetravalent edge-transitive Cayley graphs on PGL（2,p） are either normal or bi-normal when p ≠ 11 is a prime.     

On left Hadamard transversals in non-solvable groups

Let G be a group of order 4n and t an involution of G. A 2n-subset R of G is called a left Hadamard transversal of G with respect to 〈t〉 if G=R〈t〉 and for some subsets S₁ and S₂ of G. Let H be a subgroup of G such that G=[G,G]H, t∈H, and t^G⊄H, where t^G is the conjugacy class of t and [G,G] is the commutator subgroup of G. In this article, we show that if R satisfies a condition , then R is a (2n,2,2n,n) relative difference set and one can construct a v×v integral matrix B such that BB^T=B^TB=(n/2)I, where v is a positive integer determined by H and t^G (see Theorem 2.6). Using this we show that there is no left Hadamard transversal R satisfying (*) in some simple groups.     

Malnormal subgroups of lattices and the Pukánszky invariant in group factors

Let G be a connected semisimple real algebraic group. Assume that G(R) has no compact factors and let Γ be a torsion-free uniform lattice subgroup of G(R). Then Γ contains a malnormal abelian subgroup A. This implies that the II₁ factor VN(Γ) contains a masa A with Pukánszky invariant {∞}.     

Algebraic density property of homogeneous spaces

Let X be an affine algebraic variety with a transitive action of the algebraic automorphism group. Suppose that X is equipped with several fixed point free nondegenerate SL₂-actions satisfying some mild additional assumption. Then we prove that the Lie algebra generated by completely integrable algebraic vector fields on X coincides with the space of all algebraic vector fields. In particular, we show that apart from a few exceptions this fact is true for any homogeneous space of form G/R where G is a linear algebraic group and R is a closed proper reductive subgroup of G.     

The influence of minimal subgroups of focal subgroups on the structure of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be complemented in G if there exists a subgroup K of G such that G=HK and H∩K=1. In this paper, it is proved that a finite group G is p-nilpotent provided p is the smallest prime number dividing the order of G and every minimal subgroup of the p-focal subgroup of G is complemented in N_G(P), where P is a Sylow p-subgroup of G. As some applications, some interesting results related with complemented minimal subgroups of focal subgroups are obtained.     

Uncountable products of determined groups need not be determined

If H is a dense subgroup of G, we say that H determines G if their groups of characters are topologically isomorphic when equipped with the compact open topology. If every dense subgroup of G determines G, then we say that G is determined. The importance of this property is justified by the recent generalizations of Pontryagin-van Kampen duality to wider classes of topological Abelian groups. Among other results, we show (a) _⊕i∈IR determines the product _∏i∈IR if and only if I is countable, (b) a compact group is determined if and only if its weight is countable. These answer questions of Comfort, Raczkowski and the third listed author. Generalizations of the above results are also given.     

A note on weakly-supplemented subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is weakly-supplemented in G if there exists a proper subgroup K of G such that G = HK. In the paper, we extend one main result of Kong and Liu (2014).     

Proper smooth G-manifolds have complete G-invariant Riemannian metrics

Assume G is a Lie group, K is a compact subgroup of G and M is a proper smooth G-manifold. Using properties of the regular representations L²(G) and L²(K), we first prove results about extending certain representations and embedding homogeneous spaces smoothly into Hilbert G-spaces. We then prove that M can be embedded as a closed smooth G-invariant submanifold of some Hilbert G-space. It follows that M admits a complete G-invariant smooth Riemannian metric.     

A description of Baer-Suzuki type of the solvable radical of a finite group

We obtain the following characterization of the solvable radical R(G) of any finite group G: R(G) coincides with the collection of all g∈G such that for any 3 elements a₁,a₂,a₃∈G the subgroup generated by the elements , i=1,2,3, is solvable. In particular, this means that a finite group G is solvable if and only if in each conjugacy class of G every 4 elements generate a solvable subgroup. The latter result also follows from a theorem of P. Flavell on {2,3}^′-elements in the solvable radical of a finite group (which does not use the classification of finite simple groups).