On <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-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 S ₄-free and every minimal subgroup of P ∩ G ^N is c-supplemented in N _G (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.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">s</Emphasis>-semipermutable subgroups of finite groups and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nilpotency

A subgroup H of a group is said to be s-semipermutable in G if it is permutable with every Sylow p-subgroup of G with (p, |H|) = 1. Using the concept of s-semipermutable subgroups, some new characterizations of p-nilpotent groups are obtained and several results are generalized.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nilpotency of finite groups*

Let be a class of groups. A subgroup H of a group G is called -s-supplemented in G, if there exists a subgroup K of G such that G = HK and K/K ∩ H_G belongs to where H_G is the maximal normal subgroup of G which is contained in H. The main purpose of this paper is to study some subgroups of Fitting subgroup and generalized Fitting subgroup -s-supplemented and some new criterions of p-nilpotency of finite groups are obtained. *This research is supported by the grant of NSFC and TianYuan Fund of Mathematics of China (Grant #10626047).     

Permutability of minimal subgroups and<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nilpotency of finite groups

In this paper it is proved that ifp is a prime dividing the order of a groupG with (|G|,p − 1) = 1 andP a Sylowp-subgroup ofG, thenG isp-nilpotent if every subgroup ofP ∩G ^N of orderp is permutable inN _G (P) and whenp = 2 either every cyclic subgroup ofP ∩G ^N of order 4 is permutable inN _G (P) orP is quaternion-free. Some applications of this result are given. The research of the first author is supported by a grant of Shanxi University and a research grant of Shanxi Province, PR China. The research of the second author is partially supported by a UGC(HK) grant #2160126 (1999/2000).     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>-Semipermutable subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup is called c-semipermutable in G if A has a minimal supplement T in G such that for every subgroup T ₁ of T there is an element x ∈ T satisfying AT ₁ ^x = T ₁ ^x A. We obtain a few results about the c-semipermutable subgroups and use them to determine the structures of some finite groups.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>-normal maximal and minimal subgroups of Sylow <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is called c-normal in G if there exists a normal subgroup N of G such that G = HN and $H \cap N \leq H_{G} = {\rm core}_{G}(H)$. In this paper, we investigate the class of groups of which every maximal subgroup of its Sylow p-subgroup is c-normal and the class of groups of which some minimal subgroups of its Sylow p-subgroup is c-normal for some prime number p. Some interesting results are obtained and consequently, many known results related to p-nilpotent groups and p-supersolvable groups are generalized.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>*-normal subgroups in finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is called a c*-normal subgroup of G if there exists a normal subgroup K of G such that G = HK and H ∩ K is an S-quasinormal embedded subgroup of G. In this paper, the structure of a finite group G with some c*-normal maximal subgroups of Sylow subgroups is characterized and some known related results are generalized.     

Complemented subgroups and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nilpotence in finite groups

Let p be the smallest prime divisor of the order of a finite group G. We find sufficient conditions for G to be p-nilpotent based on the existence of complements in G for p-subgroups of certain orders. In particular, we generalize a recent result of M. Asaad.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis> <Subscript> <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> </Subscript>-supplemented subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup K of G is M_p-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup B of G such that G = KB and TB < G for every maximal subgroup T of K with |K: T| = p^α. In this paper we prove the following: Let p be a prime divisor of |G| and let H be ap-nilpotent subgroup having a Sylow p-subgroup of G. Suppose that H has a subgroup D with D_p ≠ 1 and |H: D| = p_α. Then G is p-nilpotent if and only if every subgroup T of H with |T| = |D| is M_p-supplemented in G and N_G(T_p)/C_G(T_p) is a p-group.     

On subgroups of finite <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-groups

In §2, we prove that if a 2-group G and all its nonabelian maximal sub-groups are two-generator, then G is either metacyclic or minimal non-abelian. In §3, we consider a similar question for p > 2. In §4 the 2-groups all of whose minimal nonabelian subgroups have order 16 and a cyclic subgroup of index 2, are classified. It is proved, in §5, that if G is a nonmetacyclic two-generator 2-group and A, B, C are all its maximal subgroups with d(A) ≤ d(B) ≤ d(C), then d(C) = 3 and either d(A) = d(B) = 3 (this occurs if and only if G/G′ has no cyclic subgroup of index 2) or else d(A) = d(B) = 2. Some information on the last case is obtained in Theorem 5.3.     

The structure of finite groups with weakly <Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>-normal subgroups

For a subgroup of a finite group we introduce a new property called weakly c-normal. Suppose that G is a finite group and H is a subgroup of G. H is said to be weakly c-normal in G if there exists a subnormal subgroup K of G such that \(G=HK\) and \(H\cap K\) is s-quasinormally embedded in G. We fix in every non-cyclic Sylow subgroup P of G some subgroup D satisfying \(1<|D|<|P|\) and study the structure of G under the assumption that every subgroup H of P with \(|H|=|D|\) is weakly c-normal in G. Some recent results are generalized and unified.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-quasinormal and <Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>-normal subgroups of a finite group

Let be a saturated formation containing the class of supersolvable groups and let G be a finite group. The following theorems are presented: (1) G ∈ if and only if there is a normal subgroup H such that G/H ∈ and every maximal subgroup of all Sylow subgroups of H is either c-normal or S-quasinormally embedded in G. (2) G ∈ if and only if there is a normal subgroup H such that G/H ∈ and every maximal subgroup of all Sylow subgroups of F*(H), the generalized Fitting subgroup of H, is either c-normal or S-quasinormally embedded in G. (3) G ∈ if and only if there is a normal subgroup H such that G/H ∈ and every cyclic subgroup of F*(H) of prime order or order 4 is either c-normal or S-quasinormally embedded in G. Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Autonomous Region (No. 0249001). Corresponding author. Supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of China (10571181), NSF of Guangdong Province (06023728) and ARF(GDEI).     

Influence of <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-supplemented subgroups on the structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-modular subgroups

A subgroup K of G is M _p -supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup B of G such that G = KB and TB < G for every maximal subgroup T of K with |K: T| = p ^α. We study the structure of the chief factor of G by using M _p -supplemented subgroups and generalize the results of Monakhov and Shnyparkov by involving the relevant results about the p-modular subgroup O ^p (G) of G.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-embedded subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of G is said to be S-embedded in G if G has a normal subgroup N such that HN is s-permutable in G and H ∩ N ⩽ H _sG , where H _sG is the largest s-permutable subgroup of G contained in H. S-embedded subgroups are used to give novel characterizations for some classes of groups. New results are obtained and a number of previously known ones are generalized.     

Omega subgroups of pro-<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> groups

Let G be a pro-p group and let k ≥ 1. If γ _k(p−1) (G) ≤ γ _r for some r and s such that k(p − 1) < r + s(p − 1), we prove that the exponent of Ω_i(G) is at most p ^i+k−1 for all i. Supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education, grant MTM2004-04665, partly with FEDER funds. The first author is also supported by the University of the Basque Country, grant UPV05/99. The second author is also supported by the Basque Government.     

The intersection of subgroups of finite <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-groups

For a finite p-group G and a positive integer k let I _k (G) denote the intersection of all subgroups of G of order p ^k . This paper classifies the finite p-groups G with I_k(G) @ C_p^k-1{{I}_k(G)\cong C_{p^{k-1}}} for primes p > 2. We also show that for any k, α ≥ 0 with 2(α + 1) ≤ k ≤ n−α the groups G of order p ⁿ with I_k(G) @ C_p^k-a{{I}_k(G)\cong C_{p^{k-\alpha}}} are exactly the groups of exponent p ^n-α .     

The classification of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-local finite groups over the extraspecial group of order <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis><Superscript>3</Superscript> and exponent <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>

In this paper we classify the p-local finite groups over p¹⁺²₊, the extraspecial group of order p³ and exponent p for odd p. This study reduces to the classification of the saturated fusion systems over p¹⁺²₊, which will be characterized by the outer automorphism group, the number of -radical subgroups and the automorphism group of each nontrivial -radical subgroup. As part of this classification, we obtain three new exotic 7-local finite groups.Partially supported by MCYT grant BFM2001-2035.Partially supported by MCYT grant BFM2001-1825.Both authors have been supported by the EU grant nr HPRN-CT-1999-00119.in final form: 1 October 2003     

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

Finite <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-central groups of height <Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis>

A finite group G is called p ⁱ -central of height k if every element of order p ⁱ of G is contained in the k ^th -term ζ _k (G) of the ascending central series of G. If p is odd, such a group has to be p-nilpotent (Thm. A). Finite p-central p-groups of height p − 2 can be seen as the dual analogue of finite potent p-groups, i.e., for such a finite p-group P the group P/Ω₁(P) is also p-central of height p − 2 (Thm. B). In such a group P, the index of P ^p is less than or equal to the order of the subgroup Ω₁(P) (Thm. C). If the Sylow p-subgroup P of a finite group G is p-central of height p − 1, p odd, and N _G (P) is p-nilpotent, then G is also p-nilpotent (Thm. D). Moreover, if G is a p-soluble finite group, p odd, and P ∈ Syl _p (G) is p-central of height p − 2, then N _G (P) controls p-fusion in G (Thm. E). It is well-known that the last two properties hold for Swan groups (see [11]).     

Finite groups with <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-supplemented <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-subgroups

Consider a finite group G. A subgroup is called S-quasinormal whenever it permutes with all Sylow subgroups of G. Denote by B _sG the largest S-quasinormal subgroup of G lying in B. A subgroup B is called S-supplemented in G whenever there is a subgroup T with G = BT and B∩T ≤ B _sG . A subgroup L of G is called a quaternionic subgroup whenever G has a section A/B isomorphic to the order 8 quaternion group such that L ≤ A and L ∩ B = 1. This article is devoted to proving the following theorem.