On a graph associated to invariant conjugacy classes of finite groups

LetA andG be finite groups of coprime orders such thatA acts by automorphisms onG. We define theA-invariant conjugacy class graph ofG to be the graph having as vertices the noncentralA-invariant conjugacy classes ofG, and two vertices are connected by an edge if their cardinalities are not coprime. We prove that when the graph is disconnected thenG is solvable.     

Fourier transforms and bent functions on finite groups

Let G be a finite nonabelian group. Bent functions on G are defined by the Fourier transforms at irreducible representations of G. We introduce a dual basis \({\widehat{G}}\), consisting of functions on G determined by its unitary irreducible representations, that will play a role similar to the dual group of a finite abelian group. Then we define the Fourier transforms as functions on \({\widehat{G}}\), and obtain characterizations of a bent function by its Fourier transforms (as functions on \({\widehat{G}}\)). For a function f from G to another finite group, we define a dual function \({\widetilde{f}}\) on \({\widehat{G}}\), and characterize the nonlinearity of f by its dual function \({\widetilde{f}}\). Some known results are direct consequences. Constructions of bent functions and perfect nonlinear functions are also presented.     

A note on conjugacy classes of finite groups

Let G be a finite group and let x ^G denote the conjugacy class of an element x of G. We classify all finite groups G in the following three cases: (i) Each non-trivial conjugacy class of G together with the identity element 1 is a subgroup of G, (ii) union of any two distinct non-trivial conjugacy classes of G together with 1 is a subgroup of G, and (iii) union of any three distinct non-trivial conjugacy classes of G together with 1 is a subgroup of G.     

Some finite groups with large conjugacy classes

We derive some properties of a family of finite groups, which was investigated by Camina, Macdonald, and others. For instance, we give information about the Schur multipliers of the class twop-groups in this family. A large part of this paper was written while the author was visiting the Department of Mathematics of the University of Trento. The author is indebted to this department, and in particular to C.M. Scoppola, for their kind hospitality. The author is also grateful to D. Chillag for his constructively destructive criticism of the first version of this paper.     

Fourier transforms and bent functions on faithful actions of finite abelian groups

Let G be a finite abelian group acting faithfully on a finite set X. The G-bentness and G-perfect nonlinearity of functions on X are studied by Poinsot and co-authors (Discret Appl Math 157:1848–1857, 2009; GESTS Int Trans Comput Sci Eng 12:1–14, 2005) via Fourier transforms of functions on G. In this paper we introduce the so-called \(G\)-dual set \(\widehat{X}\) of X, which plays the role similar to the dual group \(\widehat{G}\) of G, and develop a Fourier analysis on X, a generalization of the Fourier analysis on the group G. Then we characterize the bentness and perfect nonlinearity of functions on X by their own Fourier transforms on \(\widehat{X}\). Furthermore, we prove that the bentness of a function on X can be determined by its distance from the set of G-linear functions. As direct consequences, many known results in Logachev et al. (Discret Math Appl 7:547–564, 1997), Carlet and Ding (J Complex 20:205–244, 2004), Poinsot (2009), Poinsot et al. (2005) and some new results about bent functions on G are obtained. In order to explain the theory developed in this paper clearly, examples are also presented.     

Remarks on the length of conjugacy classes of finite groups

Let G be a finite group. The question of how certain arithmetical conditions on the lengths of the conjugacy classes of G influence the group structure has been studied by several authors. In this paper we study restrictions on the structure of a finite group in which the lengths of conjugacy classes are not divisible by p ² for some prime p. We generalise and provide simplified proofs for some earlier results.     

On the conjugacy class lengths of finite groups

We investigate how certain arithmetical conditions on the conjugacy class lengths of all elements of prime power or biprimary orders of G influence the p-structure of G. In particular, the structure of p-complements of G is described. Some results in [1] and [2] are generalized.     

On finite groups whose every proper normal subgroup is a union of a given number of conjugacy classes

Let G be a finite group andA be a normal subgroup ofG. We denote by ncc(A) the number ofG-conjugacy classes ofA andA is calledn-decomposable, if ncc(A)= n. SetK _G = {ncc(A)|A ⊲ G}. LetX be a non-empty subset of positive integers. A groupG is calledX-decomposable, ifK _G =X. Ashrafi and his co-authors [1-5] have characterized theX-decomposable non-perfect finite groups forX = {1, n} andn ≤ 10. In this paper, we continue this problem and investigate the structure ofX-decomposable non-perfect finite groups, forX = {1, 2, 3}. We prove that such a group is isomorphic to Z₆, D₈, Q₈, S₄, SmallGroup(20, 3), SmallGroup(24, 3), where SmallGroup(m, n) denotes the mth group of ordern in the small group library of GAP [11].     

Notes on the length of conjugacy classes of finite groups

The purpose of this paper is to investigate influences of lengths of conjugacy classes of finite groups on the structure of finite groups. We get a necessary and sufficient condition for a finite group G to be equal to O_p(G)×O_p^′(G). We also generalize some results (Comm. Algebra 27 (9) (1999) 4347).     

Monomiality of finite groups with some conditions on conjugacy classes

We present some arithmetical-type conditions on the set of conjugacy classes of a finite group that are sufficient for the monomiality of the group, i.e., for the property that all its irreducible complex characters are induced by linear characters of subgroups. Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 201–212, 2007.     

Commuting elements in a conjugacy class of finite groups

We presentmethods for verification of the following conjecture: A nonidentity conjugacy class in a finite simple group contains two commuting elements. By way of illustration, we consider sporadic groups, the projective group L_n(q) and the alternating group A_n.     

On the conjugacy of nilpotent injectors in finite groups

If a finite group G is ${\mathcal{N}}$ -constrained, then the nilpotent injectors of G form a single conjugacy class of subgroups. In this paper we shall generalize this result. This paper is part of a larger program investigating a special type of nilpotent injectors in arbitrary finite groups.