Normal subgroups of odd-order monomial p^a q^b groups

Publication date 19 December 2004

Abstract: A finite group

G

is called monomial if every irreducible character of

G

is induced from a linear character of some subgroup of

G

. One of the main questions regarding monomial groups is whether or not a normal subgroup

N

of a monomial group

G

is itself monomial. In the case that

G

is a group of even order, it has been proved (Dade, van der Waall) that

N

need not be monomial. Here we show that, if

G

is a monomial group of order

p^{a} q^{b}

, where

p

and

q

are distinct odd primes, then any normal subgroup

N

of

G

is also monomial.

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