On Semi Cover-Avoiding Maximal Subgroups of Sylow Subgroups of Finite Groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is called to have semi cover-avoiding property in G if there is a normal series of G such that H either covers or avoids every normal factor of the series. In this article we get some new results under the assumption that every maximal subgroup of Sylow subgroups of a suited subgroup of G has semi cover-avoiding property in G. We state our results in the broader context of formation theory.     

Semi cover-avoiding properties of finite groups

In this paper, we characterize the nilpotency and supersolvability of a finite group G by assuming some subgroups of prime power order have the semi cover-avoiding property in G. Some earlier results are generalized.     

A characterization of the hypercyclically embedded subgroups of finite groups

A normal subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be hypercyclically embedded in G if every chief factor of G below H is cyclic. The major aim of the present paper is to characterize the normal hypercyclically embedded subgroups E of a group G by means of the embedding of the maximal and minimal subgroups of the Sylow subgroups of the generalized Fitting subgroup of E.     

The influence of minimal subgroups of focal subgroups on the structure of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite 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, it is proved that a finite group G is p-nilpotent provided p is the smallest prime number dividing the order of G and every minimal subgroup of the p-focal subgroup of G is complemented in N_G(P), where P is a Sylow p-subgroup of G. As some applications, some interesting results related with complemented minimal subgroups of focal subgroups are obtained.     

A question on partial CAP-subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is a partial CAP-subgroup of G if there is a chief series of G such that H either covers or avoids every chief factor of the series.The structural impact of the partial cover and avoidance property of some distinguished subgroups of a group has been studied by many authors.However,there are still some open questions which deserve an answer.The purpose of the present paper is to give a complete answer to one of these questions.     

On extensions of representations for compact Lie groups

Let H be a closed normal subgroup of a compact Lie group G such that G/H is connected. This paper provides a necessary and sufficient condition for every complex representation of H to be extendible to G, and also for every complex G-vector bundle over the homogeneous space G/H to be trivial. In particular, we show that the condition holds when the fundamental group of G/H is torsion free.     

On chief factors of finite groups

Let H and K be normal subgroups of a finite group G and let K≤H. If A is a subgroup of G such that AH=AK or A∩H=A∩K, we say that A covers or avoids H/K respectively. The purpose of this paper is to investigate factor groups of a finite group G using this concept. We get some characterizations of a finite group being solvable or supersolvable and generalize some known results.     

The influence of $\pi$-quasinormality of some subgroups of a finite group

A subgroup H of G is said to be $\pi$-quasinormal in G if it permute with every Sylow subgroup of G. In this paper, we extend the study on the structure of a finite group under the assumption that some subgroups of G are $\pi$-quasinormal in G. The main result we proved in this paper is the following:Theorem 3.4. Let ${\cal F}$ be a saturated formation containing the supersolvable groups. Suppose that G is a group with a normal subgroup H such that $G/H \in {\cal F}$, and all maximal subgroups of any Sylow subgroup of $F^{*}(H)$ are $\pi$-quasinormal in G, then $G \in {\cal F}$. Received: 10 May 2002     

Positive laws in fixed points of automorphisms of finite groups

Suppose that a Frobenius group FH with cyclic kernel F and complement H acts on a finite group G in such a manner that C_G(F)=1 and C_G(H) satisfies a positive law of degree k. It is shown that G satisfies a positive law of degree that is bounded solely in terms of k and |FH|.     

Group algebra series and coboundary modules

The shift action on the 2-cocycle group Z²(G,C) of a finite group G with coefficients in a finitely generated abelian group C has several useful applications in combinatorics and digital communications, arising from the invariance of a uniform distribution property of cocycles under the action. In this article, we study the shift orbit structure of the coboundary subgroup B²(G,C) of Z²(G,C). The study is placed within a well-known setting involving the Loewy and socle series of a group algebra over G. We prove new bounds on the dimensions of terms in such series. Asymptotic results on the size of shift orbits are also derived; for example, if C is an elementary abelian p-group, then almost all shift orbits in B²(G,C) are maximal-sized for large enough finite p-groups G of certain classes.     

Transitive permutation groups in which all derangements are involutions

Let G be a transitive permutation group in which all derangements are involutions. We prove that G is either an elementary abelian 2-group or is a Frobenius group having an elementary abelian 2-group as kernel. We also consider the analogous problem for abstract groups, and we classify groups G with a proper subgroup H such that every element of G not conjugate to an element of H is an involution.     

A new condition for solvable groups

A subgroup H of G is called complemented in G if there exists a subgroup K of G such that $G=HK$ and $H\cap K=1$. The aim of this paper is to prove the following: A finite group G is solvable if and only if its Sylow 3-, 5- and 7-subgroups are complemented in G.     

Bounded sets in topological groups and embeddings

We show that the existence of a non-metrizable compact subspace of a topological group G often implies that G contains an uncountable supersequence (a copy of the one-point compactification of an uncountable discrete space). The existence of uncountable supersequences in a topological group has a strong impact on bounded subsets of the group. For example, if a topological group G contains an uncountable supersequence and K is a closed bounded subset of G which does not contain uncountable supersequences, then any subset A of K is bounded in G?(K?A). We also show that every precompact Abelian topological group H can be embedded as a closed subgroup into a precompact Abelian topological group G such that H is bounded in G and all bounded subsets of the quotient group G/H are finite. This complements Ursul's result on closed embeddings of precompact groups to pseudocompact groups.     

On a theorem of Rhemtulla on polycyclic groups

Let H be a subgroup of the polycyclic-by-finite group G and denote the automorphism group of G by Γ. We prove that there exists an integer d such that in the poset {?_γ∈∑H^γ:∑ a subset of Γ} of all intersections of images H^γ of H under Γ, chains have length at most d. In particular the poset satisfies the minimal condition. This extends and improves a theorem of A.H. Rhemtulla. We also provide a very different proof of Rhemtulla’s theorem.     

Morphic groups

A group G is called morphic if every endomorphism α:G→G for which Gα is normal in G satisfies G/Gα≅ker(α). This concept originated in a 1976 paper of Gertrude Ehrlich characterizing when the endomorphism ring of a module is unit regular. The concept has been extensively studied in module and ring theory, and this paper investigates the idea in the category of groups. After developing their basic properties, we characterize the morphic groups among the dihedral groups and the groups whose normal subgroups form a finite chain. We investigate when a direct product of morphic groups is again morphic, prove that a finite nilpotent group is morphic if and only if its Sylow subgroups are morphic, and present some results for the case where a p-group is morphic.     

s-Permutably embedded subgroups and p-supersolvable groups

Let G be a finite group,and H a subgroup of G.H is called s-permutably embedded in G if each Sylow subgroup of H is a Sylow subgroup of some s-permutable subgroup of G.In this paper,we use s-permutably embedding property of subgroups to characterize the p-supersolvability of finite groups,and obtain some interesting results which improve some recent results.     

半覆盖远离性质与有限群的结构

In this paper,the so-called π-cover-avoiding properties of subgroups are defined and investigated.In terms of this property,we characterize the π-solvability of finite groups.Some other new results are also obtained based on the assumption that some subgroups have the semi cover-avoiding properties in a finite group.     

From local to global similarity of matrix groups

Let G and H be groups of complex n×n matrices. We say that G is an H-like group if every matrix in G is similar to a matrix from H. For several groups H we consider two questions:

(A)

Is every H-like group (simultaneously) similar to a subgroup of H?

(B)

Is H the only H-like group containing H? Among other results we prove that the symmetric group S_n is the only S_n-like group containing S_n.