Three remarks on absolutely solvable groups. (Q839712)

The concept of absolutely solvable groups was introduced by G. Pazderski and was investigated by \textit{E. Szabó} [in Publ. Math. 69, No. 3, 391-400 (2006; Zbl 1127.20015), ibid. 401-409 (2006; Zbl 1127.20016)]. A finite solvable group \(G\) is said to be absolutely solvable (abbreviated AS) if all representations induced by \(G\) on its chief factors are absolutely irreducible. If every subgroup of \(G\) is absolutely solvable, then \(G\) is called hereditary absolutely solvable (abbreviated HAS). It is known from the above cited papers that every solvable group can be embedded into an AS group and, in particular, the class of AS groups is not subgroup closed. Moreover, the class of AS groups is a formation, but it is not saturated, whereas the class of HAS groups is a saturated formation. The paper under review is a further contribution to the research on AS groups and HAS groups. First, the author classifies the minimal non-AS groups, that is, the groups which are not AS groups, but every proper subgroup is an AS group. Next, he analises the relationship between the classes of groups under consideration and the class of monomial groups (M-groups in short) [see \textit{K. Taketa}, Proc. Acad. Tokyo 6, 31-33 (1930; JFM 56.0133.03)]. Although the class of AS groups has some similarities with the one of M-groups, examples are provided which show that, in general, M-groups are not AS groups and AS groups are not M-groups. However, it is proved that every HAS group of odd order is an M-group. Whether an analogous result holds for AS groups of odd order is left as an open question. Finally, the author gives examples of groups which are the product of two AS normal subgroups, but they are non-AS groups.