Finite metahamiltonian \(p\)-groups. (Q492981)

The paper under review contains a series of results about metahamiltonian \(p\)-groups, which are then used by X. G. Fang and the first author to classify these group in a paper in preparation. A non-abelian group is said to be Hamiltonian if all of its subgroups are normal, and metahamiltonian if all of its non-abelian subgroups are normal. The latter class of groups had been investigated in a series of papers by \textit{G. M. Romalis} and \textit{N. F. Sesekin} in the infinite case [Mat. Zap., Sverdl. 5, No. 3, 101-106 (1966; Zbl 0351.20020); ibid. 6, No. 3, 50-52 (1968; Zbl 0351.20021); ibid. 7, No. 3, 195-199 (1970; Zbl 0324.20036)], and by \textit{V. T. Nagrebeckiĭ} in the finite, non-nilpotent case [Mat. Zap., Sverdl. 5, No. 3, 91-100 (1966; Zbl 0312.20014); ibid. 6, No. 1, 80-88 (1967; Zbl 0315.20022); ibid. 6, No. 3, 45-49 (1968; Zbl 0315.20023)]. The authors prove among others that a finite metahamiltonian \(p\)-group has nilpotence class at most \(3\), and that a finite \(p\)-group is metahamiltonian if and only if the derived subgroup is contained in every non-abelian subgroup.