Characterizations of some classes of finite soluble groups (Q6950165)

This article provides new characterizations of several classes of finite soluble groups in terms of normal subgroups avoiding certain chief factors. A key result (Theorem A) establishes that a finite soluble group \(G\) is a PST-group if and only if there exists a normal subgroup \(D \trianglelefteq G\) such that \(G/D\) is nilpotent and \(D\) avoids all chief factors between \(A^G\) and \(A_G\) for every subnormal subgroup \(A\) of \(G\). Analogous criteria are given for PT-groups and \(T\)-groups (Theorem B) and for supersoluble and metanilpotent groups via maximal subgroups of the generalized Fitting subgroup \(F^*(G)\) (Theorem C). A further result (Theorem D) links solubility to the existence of certain avoidance conditions along maximal chains.