Finite groups with many cyclic subgroups (Q6107489)

Let \(G\) be a finite group, let \(c(G)\) be the number of cyclic subgroups of a group \(G\) and let \(\alpha(G)=c(G)/|G|\). \textit{M. Garonzi} and \textit{I. Lima} in [Bull. Braz. Math. Soc. (N.S.) 49, No. 3, 515--530 (2018; Zbl 1499.20036)] completely classified groups such that \(\alpha(G) > 3/4\) (the value 3/4 is the largest nontrivial accumulation point of the set of numbers of the form \(\alpha(G)\)). Let \(I(G)=\{g \in G \mid g^{2}=1 \}\). The main theorem proved in the article under review is: Let \(G\) be a group with \(\alpha(G)=3/4\). Then \(G\) is isomorphic to a direct product of an elementary abelian 2-group and a dihedral group \(D_{16}\), \(D_{24}\) or a group of exponent 4 satisfying \(I(G)=\frac{1}{2}|G|\). Groups satisfying the relation \(I(G)=\frac{1}{2}|G|\) were classified in [\textit{G. A. Miller}, Tôhoku Math. J. 17, 88--102 (1920; JFM 47.0095.04)].