A new solvability criterion for finite groups

MaRDI QIDQ6219960zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Silvio Dolfi, Marcel Herzog, Cheryl E. Praeger

Publication date 30 July 2010

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite solvable groups, theory of formations, Schunck classes, Fitting classes, (pi)-length, ranks (20D10) Solvable groups, supersolvable groups (20F16)

Abstract: In 1968, John Thompson proved that a finite group $G$ is solvable if and only if every $2$-generator subgroup of $G$ is solvable. In this paper, we prove that solvability of a finite group $G$ is guaranteed by a seemingly weaker condition: $G$ is solvable if for all conjugacy classes $C$ and $D$ of $G$, emph{there exist} $xinC$ and $yinD$ for which $genx,y$ is solvable. We also prove the following property of finite nonabelian simple groups, which is the key tool for our proof of the solvability criterion: if $G$ is a finite nonabelian simple group, then there exist two integers $a$ and $b$ which represent orders of elements in $G$ and for all elements $x,yinG$ with $|x|=a$ and $|y|=b$, the subgroup $genx,y$ is nonsolvable.

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