On the number of conjugacy classes of finite nilpotent groups

We establish the first super-logarithmic lower bound for the number of conjugacy classes of a finite nilpotent group. In particular, we obtain that for any constant c there are only finitely many finite p-groups of order pm with at most c⋅m conjugacy classes. This answers a question of L. Pyber.     

具有较少非循环子群共轭类的有限群

设G是有限群,用δ(G)表示群G的非循环子群的共轭类数,πr(G)表示整除|G|的素因子的集合.本文主要研究满足条件δ(G)≤|π(G)|+1的有限群,得到这类群可解,并给出它们的同构分类进一步证明,δ(G)=|π(G)|+2的有限非可解群必同构于A_5或SL(2,5).     

Curve selection Lemma for semianalytic sets and conjugacy classes of finite order in Lie groups

Using a strong version of the Curve Selection Lemma for real semianalytic sets, we prove that for an arbitrary connected Lie group G, each connected component of the set E_n(G)of all elements of order n in G is a conjugacy class in G. In particular, all conjugacy classes of finite order in G are closed. Some properties of connected components of E_n(G) are also given.     

Two classes of finite groups whose Chermak-Delgado lattice is a chain of length zero

It is an open question in the study of Chermak-Delgado lattices precisely which finite groups G have the property that 𝒞𝒟(G) is a chain of length 0. In this note, we determine two classes of groups with this property. We prove that if G = AB is a finite group, where A and B are abelian subgroups of relatively prime orders with A normal in G, then the Chermak-Delgado lattice of G equals {AC_B(A)}, a strengthening of earlier known results.     

About the finite groups whose minimal normal subgroups are union of two conjugacy classes exactly

Summary In this paper we classify all the finite groups G satisfying (G)=r(G) — (G) - 1 where r(G) is the number of conjugacy classes of G, (G) the number of minimal normal subgroups of G, S(G) the socle of G and (G) the number of conjugacy classes of G out of S(G), and such that ¦G/S(G)¦ is divisible for at most three prime numbers.     

On g-s-supplemented subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a group G is said to be g-s-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup K of G such that HK⊴G and H ∩ K ⩽ H _sG , where H_sG is the largest s-permutable subgroup of G contained in H. By using this new concept, we establish some new criteria for a group G to be soluble.     

On the number of conjugacy classes of zeros of characters and the length of solvable groups

Abstract

We apply an orbit theorem to a few questions about character degrees. We investigate the relation of the number of conjugacy classes where characters vanish and the length of the solvable groups. As another application, we give a bound for the size of defect groups of blocks of solvable groups.

Communicated by J. Zhang     

The local finiteness of some groups generated by a conjugacy class of order 3 elements

We prove local finiteness for the groups generated by a conjugacy class of order 3 elements whose every pair generates a subgroup that is isomorphic to Z ₃, A ₄, A ₅, SL ₂(3), or SL ₂(5).     

On two classes of finite supersoluble groups

Let ? be a complete set of Sylow subgroups of a finite group G, that is, a set composed of a Sylow p-subgroup of G for each p dividing the order of G. A subgroup H of G is called ?-S-semipermutable if H permutes with every Sylow p-subgroup of G in ? for all p?π(H); H is said to be ?-S-seminormal if it is normalized by every Sylow p-subgroup of G in ? for all p?π(H). The main aim of this paper is to characterize the ?-MS-groups, or groups G in which the maximal subgroups of every Sylow subgroup in ? are ?-S-semipermutable in G and the ?-MSN-groups, or groups in which the maximal subgroups of every Sylow subgroup in ? are ?-S-seminormal in G.     

On the existence of solvable normal subgroups in finite groups

The structure of a finite group in dependence on the structure of the subgroups generated by elements of its conjugate class is considered. Translated fromMatematischeskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 755–758, May, 1997. Translated by A. I. Shtern     

Classification of finite groups satisfying a minimal condition

If H is a subgroup of a finite group G then we denote the normal closure of H in G by H ^G . We call G a PE-group if every minimal subgroup X of G satisfies N ^G (X) ∩ X ^G = X. The authors classify the finite non-PE-groups whose maximal subgroups of even order are PE-groups.     

Primitive permutation groups with a regular subgroup

This paper starts the classification of the primitive permutation groups (G,Ω) such that G contains a regular subgroup X. We determine all the triples (G,Ω,X) with soc(G) an alternating, or a sporadic or an exceptional group of Lie type. Further, we construct all the examples (G,Ω,X) with G a classical group which are known to us. Our particular interest is in the 8-dimensional orthogonal groups of Witt index 4. We determine all the triples (G,Ω,X) with . In order to obtain all these triples, we also study the almost simple groups G with GPΩ_2n+1(q). The case GU_n(q) is started in this paper and finished in [B. Baumeister, Primitive permutation groups of unitary type with a regular subgroup, Bull. Belg. Math. Soc. 112 (5) (2006) 657–673]. A group X is called a Burnside-group (or short a B-group) if each primitive permutation group which contains a regular subgroup isomorphic to X is necessarily 2-transitive. In the end of the paper we discuss B-groups.     

On conjugacy class sizes of primary and biprimary elements of a finite group

Let m, n > 1 be two coprime integers. In this paper, we prove that a finite solvable group is nilpotent if the set of the conjugacy class sizes of its primary and biprimary elements is {1,m, n,mn}.     

On s-quasinormal and c-normal subgroups of a finite group

Let F be a saturated formation containing the class of supersolvable groups and let G be a finite group. The following theorems are shown： （1） G ∈ F if and only if there is a normal subgroup H such that G/H ∈ F and every maximal subgroup of all Sylow subgroups of H is either c-normal or s-quasinormally embedded in G; （2） G ∈F if and only if there is a soluble normal subgroup H such that G/H∈F and every maximal subgroup of all Sylow subgroups of F（H）, the Fitting subgroup of H, is either e-normally or s-quasinormally embedded in G.     

Some sufficient conditions on the number of non-abelian subgroups of a finite group to be solvable

Thompson’s theorem indicates that a finite group with a nilpotent maximal subgroup of odd order is solvable. As an important application of Thompson’s theorem, a finite group is solvable if it has an abelian maximal subgroup. In this paper, we give some sufficient conditions on the number of non-abelian subgroups of a finite group to be solvable.     

Continuous functions taking every value a given number of times

We give necessary and sufficient conditions for a function f: [0, 1] → {1,2,...,w, c} under which there exists a continuous function F: [0, 1] → [0, 1] such that for every y ɛ [0, 1], |F ⁻¹ (y)| = f(y).