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 periodic groups with small orders of elements

We prove that a finite group with the set of element orders equal to {1, 2, 3, 5, 6} is locally finite.     

On a matrix representation of a free group

An analog of the well-known Sanov representation of a free non-Abelian group by matrices of size 3 is studied. Instead of transvections used in the Sanov representation, we use matrices with filled first (second, etc.) column, except for the intersection with the diagonal, and we have ones on the diagonal and zeros at the other places. The filled places are occupied by the same parameterk. It is proved that, for ¦k¦5, these matrices generate a free group. However, fork=2, this is not the case.Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 64, No. 6, pp. 863–870, December, 1998.     

The order of elements in Sylow p-subgroups of the symmetric group

Define a random variable ξ_n by choosing a conjugacy class C of the Sylow p-subgroup of S_pn by random, and let ξ_n be the logarithm of the order of an element in C. We show that ξ_n has bounded variance and mean order log n /log p +O(1), which differs greatly from the average order of elements chosen with equal probability. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On the order of a group of even order

We present an upper bound for |G| of a group G of even order possessing a unique conjugacy class of involutions.     

Finite groups in which elements of the same order outside the center are conjugate

We prove that if G is a finite group in which the elements of the same order outside the center are conjugate,then either G is abelian or G(?)S_3.     

Periodic groups saturated with <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>3</Subscript>(2<Superscript>m</Superscript>)

Let be a set of finite groups. A group G is saturated with groups from if every finite subgroup of G is contained in a subgroup isomorphic to some member of . It is proved that a periodic group G saturated with groups from the set {L₃(2^m)|m = 1, 2, …} is isomorphic to L₃(Q), for a locally finite field Q of characteristic 2; in particular, it is locally finite. __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 606–626, September–October, 2007.     

A characterization of alternating groups

It is proved that a group G generated by a conjugacy class X of elements of order 3, so that every two non-commuting elements of X generate a subgroup isomorphic to an alternating group of degree 4 or 5, is locally finite. More precisely, either G contains a normal elementary 2-subgroup of index 3, or G is isomorphic to an alternating group of permutations on some (possibly infinite) set.Supported by RFBR grant Nos. 02-01-00495 and 02-01-39005, by FP Universities of Russia grant No. UR.04.01.0202, and by the Council for Grants (under RF President) and State Aid of Fundamental Science Schools, project NSh-2069.2003.1.Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 54–69, January–February, 2005.     

Maximal locally finite subgroups of the Grigorchuk group

Examples of maximal locally finite subgroups in a 3-generated 2- group, the Grigorchuk group, are presented explicitly and their properties are studied.Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 617–624, April, 1998.The author thanks the referee for the remarks that allowed him to shorten the paper and avoid the duplication of known facts.     

Finite cubic graphs admitting a cyclic group of automorphism with at most three orbits on vertices

The theory of voltage graphs has become a standard tool in the study of graphs admitting a semiregular group of automorphisms. We introduce the notion of a cyclic generalised voltage graph to extend the scope of this theory to graphs admitting a cyclic group of automorphisms that may not be semiregular. We use this new tool to classify all cubic graphs admitting a cyclic group of automorphisms with at most three vertex-orbits and we characterise vertex-transitivity for each of these classes. In particular, we show that a cubic vertex-transitive graph admitting a cyclic group of automorphisms with at most three orbits on vertices either belongs to one of 5 infinite families or is isomorphic to the well-known Tutte–Coxeter graph.     

Centralizers of Subgroups in Direct Limits of Symmetric Groups with Strictly Diagonal Embedding

Let ξ = (p ₁, p ₂,…) be a given infinite sequence of not necessarily distinct primes. In 1976, the structure of locally finite groups S(ξ) (respectively A(ξ) ) which are obtained as a direct limit of finite symmetric (finite alternating) groups are investigated in [7 Kegel , O. H. , Wehrfritz , B. A. F. ( 1973 ). Locally Finite Groups . Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company . [Google Scholar]]. The countable locally finite groups A(ξ) gives an important class in the theory of infinite simple locally finite groups. The classification of these groups using the lattice of Steinitz numbers is completed by Kroshko and Sushchansky in 1998 see [8 Kroshko , N. V. , Sushchansky , V. I. ( 1998 ). Direct Limits of symmetric and alternating groups with strictly diagonal embeddings . Arch. Math. 71 : 173 – 182 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. Here we extend the results on the structure of centralizers of elements to centralizers of arbitrary finite subgroups and correct some of the errors in the section of centralizers of elements in [8 Kroshko , N. V. , Sushchansky , V. I. ( 1998 ). Direct Limits of symmetric and alternating groups with strictly diagonal embeddings . Arch. Math. 71 : 173 – 182 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. We construct for each infinite cardinal κ, a new class of uncountably many simple locally finite groups of cardinality κ as a direct limit of finitary symmetric groups. We investigate the centralizers of elements and finite subgroups in this new class of simple locally finite groups, and finally, we characterize this class by the lattice isomorphism with the cardinality of the group and the Steinitz numbers.     

The Jacobson radical of group rings of locally finite groups

This paper is the final installment in a series of articles, started in 1974, which study the semiprimitivity problem for group algebras of locally finite groups. Here we achieve our goal of describing the Jacobson radical in terms of the radicals of the group algebras of the locally subnormal subgroups of . More precisely, we show that if and if , then the controller of is the characteristic subgroup generated by the locally subnormal subgroups of with . In particular, we verify a conjecture proposed some twenty years ago and, in so doing, we essentially solve one half of the group ring semiprimitivity problem for arbitrary groups. The remaining half is the more difficult case of finitely generated groups. This article is effectively divided into two parts. The first part, namely the material in Sections 2-6, covers the group theoretic aspects of the proof and may be of independent interest. The second part, namely the work in Sections 7-12, contains the group ring and ring theoretic arguments and proves the main result. As usual, it is necessary for us to work in the more general context of twisted group algebras and crossed products. Furthermore, the proof ultimately depends upon results which use the Classification of the Finite Simple Groups.

     

On groups with commutators of bounded order

Let be a prime, a non-negative integer. We prove that if is a residually finite group such that for all , then is locally finite.

     

On infinite groups with a given strongly isolated 2-subgroup

It is proved that some groups with a strongly isolated 2-subgroup of period not exceeding four are locally finite. In particular, the positive answer to Shunkov’s question 10.76 in the Kourovka notebook is obtained. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 272–285, August, 2000.     

换位子群为p阶群的有限p-群的自同构群

设G是换位子群为p阶群的有限p-群,确定了AutG的结构,证明了(i)AutG/AutGG≌Zp-1,其中AutGG={α∈AutG|α平凡地作用在G上}.(ii)AutGG/Op(AutG)≌iGL(ni,p)×jSp(2mj,p),其中Op(AutG)是AutG的最大正规p-子群,ni和mj由G惟一确定.     

On Some Groups with Finite Involution Saturated with Finite Simple Groups

In the paper, on the basis of the notion of saturation introduced in [1], we give a characterization of locally finite simple groups with an Abelian Sylow 2-subgroup in the classes of mixed and periodic groups. A part of the main results was announced in [2]. Theorem 2 of the paper generalizes results of [3, 4].