Finite groups with many product conjugacy classes.

DOI10.1007/BF02773598MaRDI QIDQ2472708zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Everett C. Dade, Manoj K. Yadav

Publication date 22 February 2008

Published in Israel Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0509017

zbMATH Keywords

Camina groupsfinite \(p\)-groupsproducts of conjugacy classes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite nilpotent groups, (p)-groups (20D15) General structure theorems for groups (20E34) Conjugacy classes for groups (20E45)

Abstract: We classify all finite groups G such that the product of any two non-inverse conjugacy classes of G is always a conjugacy class of G. We also classify all finite groups G for which the product of any two G-conjugacy classes which are not inverse modulo the center of G is again a conjugacy class of G.

Review text

Let \(K\) and \(L\) be two conjugacy classes of a group \(G\). Then the product \(KL\) will contain the identity element of \(G\) if and only there exists \(x\in K\) with \(x^{-1}\in L\). Also observe that in this case \(KL\) is a conjugacy class if and only if \(K=\{x\}\) and \(L=\{x^{-1}\}\). In this case we can define \(L=K^{-1}\). This paper classifies those finite groups \(G\) such that \(KL\) is a conjugacy class whenever \(K\neq L^{-1}\). They prove that in this case there are only four possibilities: (a) \(G\) is a finite Abelian group; (b) \(G\) is a non-Abelian Camina \(p\)-group; (c) \(\text{AGL}(1,F)\) where \(F\) is a finite field with at least \(3\) elements; and (d) the split extension of an elementary Abelian group of order \(9\) with the quaternion group of order \(8\). If the condition is weakened that \(KL\) is a conjugacy class whenever \(KZ(G)\neq L^{-1}Z(G)\) they prove that the group is isoclinic to a group satisfying the stronger condition. The proof is divided into three sections. The first proves some basic facts and shows that the group is soluble. The second looks at nilpotent groups and the third completes the proof.

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• An Arad and Fisman's theorem on products of conjugacy classes revisited
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• Symmetric groups and conjugacy classes
• Products of conjugacy classes in finite unitary groups \(\mathrm{GU}(3,q^2)\) and \(\mathrm{SU}(3,q^2)\).
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• Some problems about products of conjugacy classes in finite groups
• Fusions of character tables. III: Fusions of cyclic groups and a generalisation of a condition of Camina.
• On the product of vanishing classes in a finite group
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