A generalization of strongly monomial groups (Q1632469)

Throughout the paper under review, \(G\) is a finite group and \(\mathbb{Q}G\) is the rational group algebra of \(G\). One of the fundamental problem in group rings theory is to understand the primitive central idempotents and the simple components of \(\mathbb{Q}G\). The classical approach using character theory is computationally hard and does not yield any insight into the structure of the simple components of \(\mathbb{Q}G\). A new direction to this investigation was provided by \textit{A. Olivieri} et al. [Commun. Algebra 32, No. 4, 1531--1550 (2004; Zbl 1081.20001)], where they introduced the notion of strong Shoda pairs and strongly monomial groups. Recall that a strong Shoda pair of \(G\) is a pair of subgroups of \(G\) satisfying some constraints. These pairs of subgroups form the main ingredient to define a strongly monomial group. A significant result proved in the aforementioned article is the description of the simple components of \(\mathbb{Q}G\) when \(G\) is strongly monomial. This research shifted the focus of group ring theorists to understand strong Shoda pairs and strongly monomial groups and to seek applications in understanding the unit group of integral group rings. In the paper under review, the authors generalize the notion of strong Shoda pairs and strongly monomial groups and consequently generalize the main work of \textit{E. Jespers} et al. [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 142, No. 7, 2193--2209 (2014; Zbl 1296.16040)] and the mentioned above work by Olivieri et al. [loc. cit.]. The central results are structured in Theorems 1--5.