On centralizers in locally finite groups (Q5949396)

We give a flavour of this paper by quoting a couple of its results. Let \(G\) be a locally finite group containing a finite \(p\)-subgroup \(A\) such that \(C_G(A)\) is finite and a non-cyclic subgroup \(B\) of order \(p^2\) such that \(C_G(b)\) has finite exponent for each non-trivial element \(b\) of \(B\). Then \(G\) has finite exponent and a locally soluble normal subgroup of finite index. Let \(G\) be a locally finite group of finite exponent containing a finite \(p\)-subgroup whose centralizer is finite. Then \(G\) has a locally soluble normal subgroup of finite index. Let \(G\) be a locally finite group in which every nilpotent subgroup has finite exponent. Suppose \(G\) has an elementary Abelian subgroup \(A\) such that \(C_G(A)\) is finite. Then \(G\) has finite exponent and a locally soluble normal subgroup of finite index. This latter result extends some earlier work of \textit{E. I. Khukhro} and the author [see ibid. 212, No. 1, 363-374 (1999; Zbl 0923.20014)].