Universal commutator relations, Bogomolov multipliers, and commuting probability (Q2257266)

Let \(G\) be a finite \(p\)-group, and denote \(\mathcal S_G=\{(x, y) \in G \times G |xy=yx\}\). Then the quotient cp\((G) =|\mathcal S_G|/|G|^2\) is the probability that a randomly chosen pair of elements of \(G\) commute. In this paper, the authors prove that whenever the commuting probability of \(G\) is greater than \((2p^2+p-2)/p^5\), the unramified Brauer group of the field of \(G\)-invariant functions (i.e. the Bogomolov multiplier) is trivial. The bound is best possible, and gives a global lower bound of \(1/4\) for all finite groups. The authors also provide counterexamples to some of Bogomolov's claims [\textit{F. A. Bogomolov}, Math. USSR, Izv. 30, No. 3, 455--485 (1988); translation from Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Mat. 51, No. 3, 485--516 (1987; Zbl 0679.14025)].