On the Number of Subgroups of Given order and Exponent <i>p</i> in a Finite Irregular <i>p</i> -Group (Q4024849)

The author studied in a previous paper [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 109, No. 4, 875-879 (1990; Zbl 0703.20016)] the number of subgroups of order \(p^ n\) in a \(p\)-group \(G\) of order \(p^ m\) and exponent \(p,m > 3\), \(n \in \{2,\dots,m-2\}\). The aim of this paper is mainly to prove the following Theorem: Let \(G\) be an irregular \(p\)-group of order \(p^ m\), \(p > 3\), \(n\in \{2,\dots,m- 2\}\). If \(G\) is not of maximal class, the number of subgroups of order \(p^ n\) and exponent \(p\) and \(1 + p + 2p^ 2\) are congruent modulo \(p^ 3\). In the paper is also studied the structure of a \(p\)-group \(G\) of order \(p^ m\), \(m > 3\) with bounded number of subgroups of order \(p^ n\), \(n \in \{2,\dots,m-2\}\).