Finite groups acting 2-transitively on their sylow subgroups

In this paper we have completely determined: (1) all almost simple groups which act 2-transitively on one of their sets of Sylow p-subgroups. (2) all non-abelian simple groups T whose automorphism group acts 2-transitively on one of the sets of Sylow p-subgroups of T. (3) all finite groups which are 2-transitive on all their sets of Sylow subgroups. The first author acknowledges the support of OPR Scholarship of Australia The second author is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Thanks are also due to the Department of Mathematics, the University of Western Australia, where he did his part of this work for its hospitality     

On a Fitting length conjecture without the coprimeness condition

Let A be a finite nilpotent group acting fixed point freely by automorphisms on the finite solvable group G. It is conjectured that the Fitting length of G is bounded by the number of primes dividing the order of A, counted with multiplicities. The main result of this paper shows that the conjecture is true in the case where A is cyclic of order p ⁿ q, for prime numbers p and q coprime to 6 and G has abelian Sylow 2-subgroups.     

On a relation between the Sylow and Baer-Suzuki theorems

Given a set π of primes, say that a finite group G satisfies the Sylow π-theorem if every two maximal π-subgroups of G are conjugate; equivalently, the full analog of the Sylow theorem holds for π-subgroups. Say also that a finite group G satisfies the Baer-Suzuki π-theorem if every conjugacy class of G every pair of whose elements generate a π-subgroup itself generates a π-subgroup. In this article we prove, using the classification of finite simple groups, that if a finite group satisfies the Sylow π-theorem then it satisfies the Baer-Suzuki π-theorem as well.     

On a Fitting length conjecture without the coprimeness condition

Let A be a finite nilpotent group acting fixed point freely by automorphisms on the finite solvable group G. It is conjectured that the Fitting length of G is bounded by the number of primes dividing the order of A, counted with multiplicities. The main result of this paper shows that the conjecture is true in the case where A is cyclic of order p ⁿ q, for prime numbers p and q coprime to 6 and G has abelian Sylow 2-subgroups.     

Rational division algebras as solvable crossed products

LetG be a finite group. If there exists a division algebra central over the rationalsQ which is a crossed product forG, then according to a theorem of Schacher, the Sylow subgroups ofG are all metacyclic. The converse is proved here to hold in the following cases: (1)G metacyclic; (2) The Sylow 2-subgroups ofG are cyclic (this impliesG solvable); (3)G is solvable and the Sylow 2-subgroups ofG are dihedral of order larger than 8.     

Finite groups in which all p-subnormal subgroups form a lattice

O. Kegel, in 1962, introduced the concept of p-subnormal subgroups of a finite group as the subgroups whose intersections with all Sylow p-subgroups of the group are Sylow p-subgroups of the subgroup. The set of p-subnormal subgroup of a finite group is not a lattice in general. In this paper, the class of all finite groups in which all p-subnormal subgroups from a lattice is determined. This is the class of all finite p-soluble groups whose p-length and p′-length, both, are less or equal to 1. The join-semilattice case and the meet-semilattice case are analyzed separately. The authors are supported by Proyecto PB 94-1048 of DGICYT, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia of Spain.     

s-semipermutability and abnormality in finite groups *

A subgroup H of a group G is called s-semipermutable in G if it is permutable with all Sylow p-subgroups of G with (p,∣H∣) for all primes p such that p ∥G ∣. In this pa-per, we investigate the influence of s-semipermutable and abnormal subgroups on the structure of a finite group and classify such finite groups in which every subgroup is either s-semipermutable or abnormal.     

Sylow products and the solvable radical

We study products of Sylow subgroups of a finite group G. First we prove that G is solvable if and only if G = P₁ ... P_m for any choice of Sylow p_i-subgroups P_i , where p₁,..., p_m are all of the distinct prime divisors of |G|, and for any ordering of the p_i . Then, for a general finite group G, we show that the intersection of all Sylow products as above is a subgroup of G which is closely related to the solvable radical of G. Received: 18 November 2004     

Groups whose vanishing class sizes are not divisible by a given prime

Let G be a finite group. An element ${g\in G}Let G be a finite group. An element g ? G{g\in G} is a vanishing element of G if there exists an irreducible complex character χ of G such that χ(g) = 0: if this is the case, we say that the conjugacy class of g in G is a vanishing conjugacy class of G. In this paper we show that, if the size of every vanishing conjugacy class of G is not divisible by a given prime number p, then G has a normal p-complement and abelian Sylow p-subgroups.     

Finite groups with generalized subnormal embedding of Sylow subgroups

Given a set π of primes and a hereditary saturated formation F, we study the properties of the class of groups G for which the identity subgroup and all Sylow p-subgroups are F-subnormal (K-F-subnormal) in G for each p in π. We show that such a class is a hereditary saturated formation and find its maximal inner local screen. Some criteria are obtained for the membership of a group in a hereditary saturated formation in terms of its formation subnormal Sylow subgroups.     

Characters and Sylow 2-subgroups of maximal class revisited

We give two ways to distinguish from the character table of a finite group G if a Sylow 2-subgroup of G has maximal class. We also characterize finite groups with Sylow 3-subgroups of order 3 in terms of their principal 3-block.     

Class-Preserving Coleman Automorphisms of Finite Groups

 Let G be a finite group whose Sylow 2-subgroups are either cyclic, dihedral, or generalized quaternion. It is shown that a class-preserving automorphism of G of order a power of 2 whose restriction to any Sylow subgroup of G equals the restriction of some inner automorphism of G is necessarily an inner automorphism. Interest in such automorphisms arose from the study of the isomorphism problem for integral group rings, see [6, 7, 13, 14].     

On sylowizers in finite <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-soluble groups

In general, given a finite group G, a prime p and a p-subgroup R of G, the sylowizers of R in G are not conjugate. In this paper we afford some conditions to achieve the conjugation of the sylowizers of R in a p-soluble group G, among others

Nearly m-embedded subgroups and solvability of finite groups

A subgroup A of a finite group G is called {1≤G}-embedded in G if for each two subgroups K≤H of G, where K is a maximal subgroup of H, A either covers the pair (K,H) or avoids it. Moreover, a subgroup H of G is called nearly m-embedded in G if G has a subgroup T and a {1≤G}-embedded subgroup C such that G?=?HT and H∩T≤C≤H. In this paper, we mainly prove that G is solvable if and only if its Sylow 3-subgroups, Sylow 5-subgroups and Sylow 7-subgroups are nearly m-embedded in G.     

Finite groups with three conjugacy class sizes of some elements

Let G be a finite group. We prove as follows: Let G be a p-solvable group for a fixed prime p. If the conjugacy class sizes of all elements of primary and biprimary orders of G are {1,p ^a , n} with a and n two positive integers and (p,n)?=?1, then G is p-nilpotent or G has abelian Sylow p-subgroups.     

Compactly Generated Relative Stable Categories

Let G be a finite group. The stable module category of G has been applied extensively in group representation theory. In particular, it has been used to great effect that it is a triangulated category which is compactly generated by the class of finitely generated modules. Let H be a subgroup of G. It is possible to define a stable module category of G relative to H. This is also a triangulated category, but no non-trivial examples have been known where it was compactly generated. While the finitely generated modules are compact objects, they do not necessarily generate the category. We show that the relative stable category is compactly generated if the group algebra of H has finite representation type. In characteristic p, this is equivalent to the Sylow p-subgroups of H being cyclic.     

Class-Preserving Coleman Automorphisms of Finite Groups

 Let G be a finite group whose Sylow 2-subgroups are either cyclic, dihedral, or generalized quaternion. It is shown that a class-preserving automorphism of G of order a power of 2 whose restriction to any Sylow subgroup of G equals the restriction of some inner automorphism of G is necessarily an inner automorphism. Interest in such automorphisms arose from the study of the isomorphism problem for integral group rings, see [6, 7, 13, 14]. Received 30 September 2001; in revised form 10 December 2001     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">π</Emphasis>-S-permutable subgroups of finite groups

Let π be a set of primes. A subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be π-S-permutable in G if H permutes with every Sylow q-subgroup of G for all primes q ∈ π. The main aim of this paper is to establish structural results about the normal closure of π-S-permutable subgroups and p-subgroups permuting with all p′-subgroups for a single prime p. Our results stem from a recent article by Isaacs [5] and subsequent discussions with the authors about it.     

On K-ℙ-subnormal subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a group G is said to be K-?-subnormal in G if H can be joined to the group by a chain of subgroups each of which is either normal in the next subgroup or of prime index in it. Properties of K-?-subnormal subgroups are obtained. A class of finite groups whose Sylow p-subgroups are K-?-subnormal in G for every p in a given set of primes is studied. Some products of K-?-subnormal subgroups are investigated.     

On 2-sylow intersections

LetG be a finite group. We say thatG satisfiesI(k) if anyk+1 distinct Sylow 2-subgroups ofG interesect trivially. In this paper we classify all finite groups satisfyingI (3), and all finite simple groups satisfyingI (5).