Characterization of A5 and SL(2,5) by the number of conjugacy classes of non-cyclic subgroups

For a finite group G, let ν_c(G) denote the number of conjugacy classes of non-normal non-cyclic subgroups of G. We show that for every finite non-solvable group G, ν_c(G) = |π(G)|+1 if and only if G?A₅, the alternating group on 5 letters, or SL(2,5).     

Parabolic conjugacy in general linear groups

Let q be a power of a prime and n a positive integer. Let P(q) be a parabolic subgroup of the finite general linear group GL _n (q). We show that the number of P(q)-conjugacy classes in GL _n (q) is, as a function of q, a polynomial in q with integer coefficients. This answers a question of Alperin in (Commun. Algebra 34(3): 889–891, 2006)     

On the conjugacy classes in the orthogonal and symplectic groups over algebraically closed fields

Let F$\mathbb{F}$ be an algebraically closed field. Let V$\mathbb{V}$ be a vector space equipped with a non-degenerate symmetric or symplectic bilinear form B   over F$\mathbb{F}$. Suppose the characteristic of F$\mathbb{F}$ is sufficiently large  , i.e. either zero or greater than the dimension of V$\mathbb{V}$. Let I(V,B)$I(\mathbb{V},\mathbb{B})$ denote the group of isometries. Using the Jacobson–Morozov lemma we give a new and simple proof of the fact that two elements in I(V,B)$I(\mathbb{V},\mathbb{B})$ are conjugate if and only if they have the same elementary divisors.     

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.     

On the prefrattini subgroups of finite soluble groups

We study the partially prefrattini groups of a finite soluble group. We prove that the set of all partially prefrattini subgroups associated with the Gaschütz system of complements to crowns is a Boolean lattice.     

Bounds for the Number of Conjugacy Classes of Non-Normal Subgroups in a Finite p-Group

Let ν(G) be the number of conjugacy classes of non-normal subgroups of a finite group G. We obtain two new lower bounds for ν(G) when G is a non-abelian finite p-group and p is odd. More precisely, if |G| =p ⁿ , exp Z(G) = p ^e , and exp G/G′ =p ^f , let us define λ(G) = n ? e and κ(G) = n ? f. Then we prove that ν(G) ≥ p(λ(G) ?3) +2 and ν(G) ≥ p(κ(G) ?3) +2. The first bound improves the bound ν(G) ≥ λ(G) ?1 given by [10 La Haye , R. , Rhemtulla , A. ( 1999 ). Groups with a bounded number of conjugacy classes of non-normal subgroups . J. Algebra 214 : 41 – 63 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], and almost in every case, the second one improves the bound ν(G) ≥ p(k ? 1) +1 obtained by [6 Fernández-Alcober , G. A. , Legarreta , L. ( 2008 ). Conjugacy classes of non-normal subgroups in finite nilpotent groups . J. Group Theory 11 ( 3 ): 381 – 397 .[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]], where k is defined by the condition that |G′| =p ^k .     

On complemented subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a group G is said to be complemented in G if there exists a subgroup K of G such that G = HK and H ⋂ K = 1. In this paper we determine the structure of finite groups with some complemented primary subgroups, and obtain some new results about p-nilpotent groups.     

On weakly S-embedded subgroups of finite groups

Let H be a subgroup of a group G.Then H is said to be S-quasinormal in G if HP = P H for every Sylow subgroup P of G;H is said to be S-quasinormally embedded in G if a Sylow p-subgroup of H is also a Sylow p-subgroup of some S-quasinormal subgroup of G for each prime p dividing the order of H.In this paper,we say that H is weakly S-embedded in G if G has a normal subgroup T such that HT is an S-quasinormal subgroup of G and H ∩ T≤H SE,where H SE denotes the subgroup of H generated by all those subgroups of ...     

The influence of X-semipermutability of subgroups on the structure of finite groups

Let A be a subgroup of a group G and X be a nonempty subset of G. A is said to be X-semipermutable in G if A has a supplement T in G such that A is X-permutable with every subgroup of T. In this paper, we investigate further the influence of X-semipermutability of some subgroups on the structure of finite groups. Some new criteria for a group G to be supersoluble or p-nilpotent are obtained.     

The largest lengths of conjugacy classes and the Sylow subgroups of finite groups

Let G be a finite nonabelian group, P ∈Syl_p(G), and bcl(G) the largest length of conjugacy classes of G. In this short paper, we prove that in general and |P/O_p(G)| < bcl(G) in the case where P is abelian. Received: 26 December 2004; revised: 26 January 2005     

Criteria of existence of Hall subgroups in non-soluble finite groups

In this paper, the famous Hall theorem and the famous Schur-Zassenhaus theorem are generalized.     

有限群的ss-置换子群

设G为有限群,称G的子群H为ss-置换子群,如果存在G的次正规子群B使得G=HB,且H与B的任意Sylow子群可以交换,即对任意X∈Syl（B）有XH=HX.利用子群的ss-置换性来研究有限群的结构,得到有限群超可解的两个充分条件.     

Morse theory for some lower-C 2 functions in finite dimension

Using inf-regularization methods, we prove that Morse inequalities hold for some lower-C ² functions. For this purpose, we first recall some properties of the class of lower-C ² functions and of their Moreau-Yosida approximations. Then, we establish, under some qualification conditions on the critical points, that it is possible to define a Morse index for a lower-C ² functionf. This index is preserved by the Moreau-Yosida approximation process. We prove in particular that the Moreau-Yosida approximations are twice continuolusly differentiable around such a critical point which is shown to be a strict local minimum of the restriction off and of its approximations to some affine space. In a last step, Morse inequalities are written for Moreau-Yosida approximations and with the aid of deformation retractions we prove that these inequalities also hold for some lower-C ² functions.     

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.     

The influence of s-conditionally permutable subgroups on finite groups

A subgroup H of a group G is called s-conditionally permutable in G if for every Sylow subgroup T of G there exists an element x ∈ G such that HTx = TxH. Using the concept of s-conditionally permutable subgroups, some new characterizations of finite groups are obtained and several interesting results are generalized.     

On the number of conjugacy classes of maximal subgroups in a finite soluble group

We show that for many formations \frak F\frak F, there exists an integer n = [`(m)](\frak F)n = \overline m(\frak F) such that every finite soluble group G not belonging to the class \frak F\frak F has at most n conjugacy classes of maximal subgroups belonging to the class \frak F\frak F. If \frak F\frak F is a local formation with formation function f, we bound [`(m)](\frak F)\overline m(\frak F) in terms of the [`(m)](f(p))(p ? \Bbb P )\overline m(f(p))(p \in \Bbb P ). In particular, we show that [`(m)](\frak N^k) = k+1\overline m(\frak N^k) = k+1 for every nonnegative integer k, where \frak N^k\frak N^k is the class of all finite groups of Fitting length ￡ k\le k.