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).     

The influence of <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>-supplemented subgroups on the structure of finite groups

A subgroup H of a group G is said to be M-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup B of G such that G = HB and T B < G for every maximal sub-group T of H. Moreover, a subgroup H is called c-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup K such that G = HK and H ∩ K ≤ H _G where H _G is the largest normal subgroup of G contained in H. In this paper we give some conditions of supersolv-ability of finite group under assumption that some primary subgroups have some kinds of supplements, which are generalizations of some recent results.     

π-quasinormally embedded and c-supplemented subgroup of finite group

Suppose that H is a subgroup of a finite group G. H is called π-quasinormal in G if it permutes with every Sylow subgroup of G; H is called π-quasinormally embedded in G provided every Sylow subgroup of H is a Sylow subgroup of some π-quasinormal subgroup of G; H is called c-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup N of G such that G = HN and H ∩ N ⩽ H _G = Core _G (H). In this paper, finite groups G satisfying the condition that some kinds of subgroups of G are either π-quasinormally embedded or c-supplemented in G, are investigated, and theorems which unify some recent results are given.      

On weakly s-permutable subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a group G is said to be weakly s-permutable in G if there exists a subnormal subgroup K of G such that G = HK and H ∩ K ≤ H _sG where H _sG is the largest s-quasinormal subgroup of G contained in H. In this paper, we investigate the influence of weak s-permutability of some primary subgroups in finite groups. Some new results about p-supersolvability and p-nilpotency of finite groups are obtained.     

Finite groups with weakly <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-quasinormal subgroups

We introduce a new subgroup embedding property in a finite group called weakly S-quasinormality. We say a subgroup H of a finite group G is weakly S-quasinormal in G if there exists a normal subgroup K such that HK ⊴ G and H ∩ K is S-quasinormally embedded in G. We use the new concept to investigate the properties of some finite groups. Some previously known results are generalized.     

Finite p-Groups Whose Abelian Subgroups Have a Trivial Intersection

A subgroup H of a finite group G is called a TI-subgroup if H ∩ H^x = 1 or H for all x ∈ G. In this paper, a complete classification for finite p-groups, in which all abelian subgroups are TI-subgroups, is given.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>*-Supplemented subgroups and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nilpotency of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be c*-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup K such that G = HK and H ⋂ K is permutable in G. It is proved that a finite group G that is S ₄-free is p-nilpotent if N _G (P) is p-nilpotent and, for all x ∈ G\N _G (P), every minimal subgroup of is c*-supplemented in P and (if p = 2) one of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) every cyclic subgroup of of order 4 is c*-supplemented in P, (b) , (c) P is quaternion-free, where P a Sylow p-subgroup of G and is the p-nilpotent residual of G. This extends and improves some known results. Published in Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 59, No. 8, pp. 1011–1019, August, 2007.     

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).     

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.     

Cusp forms

LetG andH ⊂G be two real semisimple groups defined overQ. Assume thatH is the group of points fixed by an involution ofG. Letπ ⊂L ²(H\G) be an irreducible representation ofG and letf επ be aK-finite function. Let Γ be an arithmetic subgroup ofG. The Poincaré seriesP _f(g)=Σ_H∩ΓΓ f(γ{}itg) is an automorphic form on Γ\G. We show thatP _f is cuspidal in some cases, whenH ∩Γ\H is compact. Partially supported by NSF Grant # DMS 9103608.     

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 ℑ<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>-normal subgroups of finite groups

Given a class ℑ of finite groups, a subgroup H of a group G is called ℑ _n -normal in G if there exists a normal subgroup T of G such that HT is a normal subgroup of G and (H ∩ T)H _G /H _G is contained in the ℑ-hypercenter Z _∞^ℑ (G/H _G ) of G/H _G . We obtain some results about the ℑ _n -normal subgroups and use them to study the structure of some groups.     

<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.     

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]).     

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.     

On weakly τ-quasinormal subgroups of finite groups

Let G be a finite group and H a subgroup of G. We say that: (1) H is τ-quasinormal in G if H permutes with all Sylow subgroups Q of G such that (|Q|, |H|) = 1 and (|H|, |Q ^G |) ≠ 1; (2) H is weakly τ-quasinormal in G if G has a subnormal subgroup T such that HT = G and T ∩ H ≦ H _τG , where H _τG is the subgroup generated by all those subgroups of H which are τ-quasinormal in G. Our main result here is the following. Let ℱ be a saturated formation containing all supersoluble groups and let X ≦ E be normal subgroups of a group G such that G/E ∈ ℱ. Suppose that every non-cyclic Sylow subgroup P of X has a subgroup D such that 1 < |D| < |P| and every subgroup H of P with order |H| = |D| and every cyclic subgroup of P with order 4 (if |D| = 2 and P is non-Abelian) not having a supersoluble supplement in G is weakly τ-quasinormal in G. If X is either E or F* (E), then G ∈ ℱ.     

On totally inert simple groups

A subgroup H of a group G is inert if |H: H ∩ H ^g | is finite for all g ∈ G and a group G is totally inert if every subgroup H of G is inert. We investigate the structure of minimal normal subgroups of totally inert groups and show that infinite locally graded simple groups cannot be totally inert.     

Finite 2-generator equilibrated p-groups

Following Blackburn, Deaconescu and Mann, a group G is called an equilibrated group if for any subgroups H,K of G with HK = KH, either H≤NG(K) or K≤NG(H). Continuing their work and based on the classification of metacyclic p-groups given by Newman and Xu, we give a complete classification of 2-generator equilibrated p-groups in this note.     

Finite groups with some primary subgroups <Emphasis Type="Italic">SS</Emphasis>-quasinormally embedded

A subgroup of H of a group G is called ss-quasinormally embedded in G if there exists a subgroup T of G such that G = HT and H ∩ T is squasinormally embedded in G. In this paper, we shall obtain some characterizations about p-nilpotency of G by assuming that some subgroups of prime power order of G are ss-quasinormally embedded in G.     

A note on TI-subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is called a TI-subgroup if H ∩ H ^x  = 1 or H for any x ∈ G. In this short note, the finite groups all of whose nonabelian subgroups are TI-subgroups are classified.