Locally nilpotent groups with a centralizer of finite rank

Locally nilpotent groups in which the centralizer of some finitely generated subgroup has finite rank are studied. It is shown that if G is such a group and F is a finitely generated subgroup with centralizer C_G(F) of finite rank, then the centralizer of the image of F in the factor group G/t(G) modulo the periodic part t(G) also has finite rank. It is also shown that G is hypercentral when F is cyclic and either G is torsion-free or all Sylow subgroups of the periodic part of C_G(F) are finite.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 1511–1517, November, 1992.     

Some classes of groups with the weak minimality and maximality conditions for normal subgroups

This paper deals with groups satisfying the weak minimality (maximality) condition for normal subgroups and having an ascending series of normal subgroups whose factors are finite or Abelian of finite rank. It is proved that if G is such a group, then it contains a periodic hypercentral normal subgroup H satisfying the Min-G condition such that G/H is minimax and almost solvable.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 1050–1056, August, 1990.     

A GENERALIZATION OF COMPLETE GROUPS

Let G be a finite group and let G be the semi-direct product of a normal subgroup N and a subgroup K. In [1], conditions were found which are equivalent to the existence of a normal complement to N in G. We consider the structure of groups N for which the above condition always holds. Thus we use Bechtell's results to gain information on groups N such that if G is a semi-direct product of N and a subgroup K, then N is a direct factor of G, for all G. It is an old result that a group N is complete if and only if whenever N is a normal subgroup of G, then N is a direct factor of G, [4]. Hence it is not surprising that complete groups are part of our result. Moreover a group N is complete if and only if N is isomorphic to Aut(N) under the mapping σ(n) = σ _n , where σ _n is the inner automorphism induced by n. This remark leads us to consider groups N which contain a subgroup H such that H is isomorphic to Aut(N) under σ: H → Aut(N). All groups considered here are finite. The results found here do not parallel the results found in the author's dissertation for Lie algebras. There it is shown that only complete Lie algebras have the desired property. Thus, these results provide an example of when the theory of Lie algebras diverges from that of groups.     

Conjugate biprimitive finite groups saturated with finite simple subgroupsU 3(2 n )

A group G is saturated with groups of the set X if every finite subgroup K≤G is embedded in G into a subgroup L isomorphic to some group of X. We study periodic conjugate biprimitive finite groups saturated with groups in the set {U₃(2ⁿ)}. It is proved that every such group is isomorphic to a simple group U₃(Q) over a locally finite field Q of characteristic 2. Supported by the RF State Committee of Higher Education. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 606–615, September–October, 1998.     

Malcev presentations for subsemigroups of direct products of coherent groups

The direct product of a free group and a polycyclic group is known to be coherent. This paper shows that every finitely generated subsemigroup of the direct product of a virtually free group and an abelian group admits a finite Malcev presentation. (A Malcev presentation is a presentation of a special type for a semigroup that embeds into a group. A group is virtually free if it contains a free subgroup of finite index.) By considering the direct product of two free semigroups, it is also shown that polycyclic groups, unlike nilpotent groups, can contain finitely generated subsemigroups that do not admit finite Malcev presentations.     

Conjugate biprimitive finite groups saturated with finite simple subgroups

A group G is saturated with groups of the set X if every finite subgroup K≤G is embedded in G into a subgroup L isomorphic to some group of X. We study periodic biprimitive finite groups saturated with groups of the sets {L₂(pⁿ)}, {Re(3²ⁿ⁺¹)}, and {Sz(2²ⁿ⁺¹)}. It is proved thai such groups are all isomorphic to {L₂(P)}, {Re(Q)}, or {Sr(Q)} over locally finite fields. Supported by the RF State Committee of Higher Education. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 224–245, March–April, 1998.     

Factoring by subsets of cardinality of prime power

Rédei's theorem asserts that if a finite abelian group is expressed as a direct product of subsets of prime cardinality, then at least one of the factors must be periodic. (A periodic subset is a direct product of some subset and a nontrivial subgroup.) A. D. Sands proved that if a finite cyclic group is the direct product of subsets each of which has cardinality that is a power of a prime, then at least one of the factors is periodic. We prove that the same conclusion holds if a general finite abelian group is factored as a direct product of cyclic subsets of prime cardinalities and general subsets of cardinalities that are powers of primes provided that the components of the group corresponding to these latter primes are cyclic.     

Periodic part in some Shunkov groups

A group G is saturated with groups in a set X if every finite subgroup of G is embeddable in G into a subgroup L isomorphic to some group in X. We show that a Shunkov group has a periodic part if the saturating set for it coincides with one of the following: {L₂(q)}, {Sz(q)}, {Re(q)}, or {U₃(2ⁿ)}. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 96–125, January–February, 1999.     

The intersection of the subgroups of finite index in Baumslag—Solitar groups

For any one-relator group in the family of Baumslag—Solitar groups, a system of its elements is indicated whose normal closure in the group coincides with the intersection of all normal finite-index subgroups. The well-known criterion for the residual finiteness of Baumslag—Solitar groups is an immediate consequence of this result. It is also shown that, if the intersection of all finite-index normal subgroups in a Baumslag—Solitar group differs from the identity subgroup (i.e., if the group is not residually finite), then this intersection cannot be the normal closure of any finite set of elements.     

A theorem on direct expansions of Abelian groups

The following assertion is proved: if the basis subgroups of the periodic part t(G) of a non-denumerable Abelian group G have the same cardinality as G, then each of the subgroups contains, as a subgroup of the same cardinality as G, a direct component of G. The restriction on the cardinality of G is essential.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 879–884, December, 1973.     

非极大交换子群皆正规的有限群

设H是有限群G的一个交换子群.如果H在G中的中心化子正是它本身,则称H为G的极大交换子群.本文主要研究每一非极大交换子群都正规的有限群的结构,对这类有限群给出其完全分类.     

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.     

Periodic groups saturated by finite simple groups <Emphasis Type="Italic">U</Emphasis><Subscript>3</Subscript>(2<Superscript>m</Superscript>)

Let {ie166-01} be a set of finite groups. A group G is said to be saturated by the groups in {ie166-02} if every finite subgroup of G is contained in a subgroup isomorphic to a member of {ie166-03}. It is proved that a periodic group G saturated by groups in a set {U₃(2^m) | m = 1, 2, …} is isomorphic to U₃(Q) for some locally finite field Q of characteristic 2; in particular, G is locally finite. __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 288–306, May–June, 2008.     

FC-Groups whose central factor group can be embedded in a direct product of finite groups

We consider the question of whether an FC-group G in which the derived subgroup [G, G] is a subgroup of a direct product of finite groups must have its central factor group G/Z(G) also embeddable in a direct product of finite groups.     

The structure of abelian pro-Lie groups

A pro-Lie group is a projective limit of a projective system of finite dimensional Lie groups. A prodiscrete group is a complete abelian topological group in which the open normal subgroups form a basis of the filter of identity neighborhoods. It is shown here that an abelian pro-Lie group is a product of (in general infinitely many) copies of the additive topological group of reals and of an abelian pro-Lie group of a special type; this last factor has a compact connected component, and a characteristic closed subgroup which is a union of all compact subgroups; the factor group modulo this subgroup is pro-discrete and free of nonsingleton compact subgroups. Accordingly, a connected abelian pro-Lie group is a product of a family of copies of the reals and a compact connected abelian group. A topological group is called compactly generated if it is algebraically generated by a compact subset, and a group is called almost connected if the factor group modulo its identity component is compact. It is further shown that a compactly generated abelian pro-Lie group has a characteristic almost connected locally compact subgroup which is a product of a finite number of copies of the reals and a compact abelian group such that the factor group modulo this characteristic subgroup is a compactly generated prodiscrete group without nontrivial compact subgroups.Mathematics Subject Classification (1991): 22B, 22E     

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.     

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.     

Finite groups with trivial Frattini subgroup

All groups considered are finite. A group has a trivial Frattini subgroup if and only if every nontrivial normal subgroup has a proper supplement.The property is normal subgroup closed, but neither subgroup nor quotient closed. It is subgroup closed if and only if the group is elementary, i.e. all Sylow subgroups are elementary abelian. If G is solvable, then G and all its quotients have trivial Frattini subgroup if and only if every normal subgroup of G has a complement. For a nilpotent group, every nontrivial normal subgroup has a supplement if and only if the group is elementary abelian. Consequently, the center of a group in which every normal subgroup has a supplement is an elementary abelian direct factor.     

Intransitive Cartesian decompositions preserved by innately transitive permutation groups

A permutation group is innately transitive if it has a transitive minimal normal subgroup, which is referred to as a plinth. We study the class of finite, innately transitive permutation groups that can be embedded into wreath products in product action. This investigation is carried out by observing that such a wreath product preserves a natural Cartesian decomposition of the underlying set. Previously we classified the possible embeddings in the case where the innately transitive group projects onto a transitive subgroup of the top group. In this article we prove that the transitivity assumption we made in the previous paper was not too restrictive. Indeed, the image of the projection into the top group can only be intransitive when the finite simple group that is involved in the plinth comes from a small list. Even then, the innately transitive group can have at most three orbits on an invariant Cartesian decomposition. A consequence of this result is that if is an innately transitive subgroup of a wreath product in product action, then the natural projection of into the top group has at most two orbits.