Large nilpotent subgroups of finite simple groups

Orders and the structure of large nilpotent subgroups in all finite simple groups are determined. In particular, it is proved that if G is a finite simple non-Abelian group, and N is some of its nilpotent subgroups, then |N|²<|G|. Supported through FP “Integration” project No. 274, by RFFR grant No. 99-01-00550, by International Soros Education Program for Exact Sciences (ISEP) grant No. S99-56, and by a SO RAN grant for Young Scientists, Presidium Decree No. 83 of 03/10/2000. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 526–546, September—October, 2000.     

Isolated subgroups in finite groups

For G a finite group, we introduce the notion of an isolatedsubgroup of G. These subgroups arise naturally in the projectto understand the groups of local characteristic p, p a prime.We investigate how the presence of an isolated subgroup in Ginfluences the structure of G.     

Semipermutable subgroups and s-semipermutable subgroups in finite groups

Suppose that H is a subgroup of a finite group G. We call H is semipermutable in G if HK = KH for any subgroup K of G such that (|H|, |K|) = 1; H is s-semipermutable in G if HG_p = G_pH, for any Sylow p-subgroup G_p of G such that (|H|, p) = 1. These two concepts have been received the attention of many scholars in group theory since they were introduced by Professor Zhongmu Chen in 1987. In recent decades, there are a lot of papers published via the application of these concepts. Here we summarize the results in this area and gives some thoughts in the research process.     

S-semiembedded subgroups of finite groups

A subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be s-semipermutable in G if it is permutable with every Sylow p-subgroup of G with (p, |H|) = 1. We say that a subgroup H of a finite group G is S-semiembedded in G if there exists an s-permutable subgroup T of G such that TH is s-permutable in G and T∩H≤Hs¯G, where Hs¯G is an s-semipermutable subgroup of G contained in H. In this paper, we investigate the influence of S-semiembedded subgroups on the structure of finite groups.     

Carter subgroups of finite groups

It is proven that the Carter subgroups of a finite group are conjugate. A complete classification of the Carter subgroups in finite almost simple groups is also obtained.     

On permuteral subgroups in finite groups

The permutizer of a subgroup H in a group G is defined as the subgroup generated by all cyclic subgroups of G that permute with H. Call H permuteral in G if the permutizer of H in G coincides with G; H is called strongly permuteral in G if the permutizer of H in U coincides with U for every subgroup U of G containing H. We study the finite groups with given systems of permuteral and strongly permuteral subgroups and find some new characterizations of w-supersoluble and supersoluble groups.     

Centralizers of finite nilpotent subgroups in locally finite groups

We investigate the structure of locally finite groups with a finite subgroup whose centralizer is close to a linear group. Deceased. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 35 No. 4, pp. 389–410, July–August, 1996.     

Dual-standard subgroups of finite and locally finite groups

A subgroup D of a group G is called dual-standard if, for all subgroups X and Y of G, <XχD,YχD>=<X,Y>χD. When G is finite, Zappa has given some information concerning the way in which D is embedded in G and the structure of G itself. Among other things, Zappa makes reference to the maximal normal Hall subgroup L of G contained in D. In general L can be arbitrary. The main result of this work, however, is to show that the commutator of L with a complement in G is nilpotent.     

Abelian Carter subgroups in finite permutation groups

We show that a finite permutation group containing a regular abelian self-normalizing subgroup is soluble.     

Pronormal subgroups and homomorphs in finite groups

A local version of the theory of homomorphs and Schunck classes is given. It is shown that for any finite soluble group the pronormal subgroups are precisely the covering subgroups with respect to “Schunck sets” in this group. As an application simple proofs of some results on pronormal subgroups of finite soluble groups are obtained. Finally a question of Doerk is answered in the negative: any finite soluble group is a subgroup of a minimal non-trivial pronormal subgroup of some finite soluble group.     

Maximal subgroups in finite and profinite groups

We prove that if a finitely generated profinite group is not generated with positive probability by finitely many random elements, then every finite group is obtained as a quotient of an open subgroup of . The proof involves the study of maximal subgroups of profinite groups, as well as techniques from finite permutation groups and finite Chevalley groups. Confirming a conjecture from Ann. of Math. 137 (1993), 203--220, we then
prove that a finite group has at most maximal soluble subgroups, and show that this result is rather useful in various enumeration problems.