On self-normalising subgroups of finite groups

The aim of this paper is to characterise the classes of groups in which every subnormal subgroup is normal, permutable, or S-permutable by the embedding of the subgroups (respectively, subgroups of prime power order) in their normal, permutable, or S-permutable closure, respectively

Compression of Finite Group Actions and Covariant Dimension, II

Let $G$ be a finite group and $\phi : V\to W$ an equivariant morphism of finite dimensional $G$-modules. We say that $\phi$ is faithful if $G$ acts faithfully on $\phi(V)$. The covariant dimension of $G$ is the minimum of the dimension of $\bar{\phi(V)}$ taken over all faithful $\phi$. In \cite{KS07} we investigated covariant dimension and were able to determine it in many cases. Our techniques largely depended upon finding homogeneous faithful covariants. After publication of \cite{KS07}, the junior author of this article pointed out several gaps in our proofs. Fortunately, this inspired us to find better techniques, involving multihomogeneous covariants, which have enabled us to extend and complete the results, simplify the proofs and fill the gaps of \cite{KS07}

On a class of p-soluble groups

Electronic version of an article published as Algebra Colloquium, 12(2)(2005), 263-267 DOI: 10.1142/S1005386705000258. © copyright World Scientific Publishing Company. http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1005386705000258[EN] Let p be a prime. The class of all p-soluble groups G such that every p-chief factor of G is cyclic and all p-chief factors of G are G-isomorphic is studied in this paper. Some results on T-, PT-, and PST -groups are also obtained.Supported by Grant BFM2001-1667-C03-03, MCyT (Spain) and FEDER (European Union)http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1005386705000258Ballester Bolinches, A.; Esteban Romero, R.; Pedraza Aguilera, MC. (2005). On a class of p-soluble groups. Algebra Colloquium. 2(12). doi:10.1142/S100538670500025821

On finite groups with many supersoluble subgroups

The solubility of a finite group with less than 6 non-supersoluble subgroups is confirmed in the paper. Moreover we prove that a finite insoluble group has exactly 6 non-supersoluble subgroups if and only if it is isomorphic to A5 or SL2(5). Furthermore, it is shown that a finite insoluble group has exactly 22 non-nilpotent subgroups if and only if it is isomorphic to A5 or SL2(5). This confirms a conjecture of Zarrin (Arch Math (Basel) 99:201-206, 2012)

Generators and commutators in finite groups; abstract quotients of compact groups

Let N be a normal subgroup of a finite group G. We prove that under certain (unavoidable) conditions the subgroup [N,G] is a product of commutators [N,y] (with prescribed values of y from a given set Y) of length bounded by a function of d(G) and |Y| only. This has several applications: 1. A new proof that G^n is closed (and hence open) in any finitely generated profinite group G. 2. A finitely generated abstract quotient of a compact Hausdorff group must be finite. 3. Let G be a topologically finitely generated compact Hausdorff group. Then G has a countably infinite abstract quotient if and only if G has an infinite virtually abelian continuous quotient.Comment: This paper supersedes the preprint arXiv:0901.0244v2 by the first author and answers the questions raised there. Latest version corrects erroneous Lemma 4.30 and adds new Cor. 1.1