On the poset of conjugacy classes of subgroups of π-power index

We investigate tile poset S^π(G)/G of conjugacy clases of subgroups of π-power index in a finite group G. In particular, we are concerned with combinatorial and topological properties of the order complex of S^π(G)/G. We show that the order complex of S^π(G)/G iS homotopic to a join of orbit spaces of order complexes of posets, which bear structural information on the cheif factors of the group. Moreover, for π-solvable groups and in case π = {p} we reveal a shellable subposer of S^π(G)/G of the same homotopy type. This complements the study of the poset S^π(G) of subgroups of π-power index performed in [20]. For the analysis of the order complexes we develop some new lemmata on the topology of order complexes of posets and in the theory of shellability.     

Finite groups with two conjugacy class sizes of π-elements of primary and biprimary orders

We determine the structure of a finite group all of whose π-elements of order divisible by at most two primes have conjugacy class sizes 1 or n, where π is a set of primes and n > 1 is a positive integer.     

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.     

On the measure of irrationality of the number π

A new estimate of the measure of irrationality of the number π is obtained. The previous result (M. Hata, 1993) is improved by means of another integral construction.     

Separability of the subgroups of residually nilpotent groups in the class of finite π-groups

Siberian Mathematical Journal - Given a nonempty set π of primes, call a nilpotent group π-bounded whenever it has a central series whose every factor F is such that: In every quotient...     

On the products of ℙ-subnormal subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is called ℙ-subnormal in G whenever H either coincides with G or is connected to G by a chain of subgroups of prime indices. If every Sylow subgroup of G is ℙ-subnormal in G then G is called a w-supersoluble group. We obtain some properties of ℙ-subnormal subgroups and the groups that are products of two ℙ-subnormal subgroups, in particular, of ℙ-subnormal w-supersoluble subgroups.     

On the residual π-finiteness of generalized free products of groups

A criterion for the approximability by finite π-groups of a generalized free product of two finite π-groups with normal amalgamated subgroups is obtained. Using this criterion, for a generalized free product of two arbitrary groups with normal amalgamation, we find both necessary and sufficient conditions for the residual π-finiteness that are similar to the Baumslag conditions for the property of residual finiteness. Some applications of this result are indicated.     

On the class of groups with pronormal hall π-subgroups

Given a set π of prime numbers, we define the class of all finite groups in which Hall π-subgroups exist and are pronormal by analogy with the Hall classes , , and . We study whether is closed under the main class-theoretic closure operations. In particular, we establish that is a saturated formation.     

On a question of Külshammer for representations of finite groups in reductive groups

Let G be a simple algebraic group of type G₂ over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2. We give an example of a finite group Γ with Sylow 2-subgroup Γ₂ and an infinite family of pairwise non-conjugate homomorphisms ρ: Γ → G whose restrictions to Γ₂ are all conjugate. This answers a question of Burkhard Külshammer from 1995. We also give an action of Γ on a connected unipotent group V such that the map of 1-cohomologies H¹(Γ, V) → H¹(Γ_p, V) induced by restriction of 1-cocycles has an infinite fibre.     

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 p-nilpotency and minimal subgroups of finite groups

We call a subgroup H of a finite group G c-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup K of G such that G = HK and H ∩ K ≤ core(H). In this paper it is proved that a finite group G is p-nilpotent if G is S4-free and every minimal subgroup of P n GN is c-supplemented in NG(P), and when p = 2 P is quaternion-free, where p is the smallest prime number dividing the order of G, P a Sylow p-subgroup of G. As some applications of this result, some known results are generalized.     

Criterion for π-supersolvability for finite groups

It is proved that the class of finite -supersolvable groups is precisely the class of all finite -solvable groups with the following property: For each maximal subgroup M of a -solvable group G with index p for some p , there exists a cyclic subgroup S of order p ( ) such that G = MS and S commutes with each element of the Sylow system _M of the subgroup M.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 57–61, July, 1992.