Characterizations of the solvable radical.

DOI10.1090/S0002-9939-09-10066-7zbMATH Open1202.20026arXiv0902.1668OpenAlexW2033000240MaRDI QIDQ3552107FDOQ3552107

Authors: Paul Flavell, Simon Guest, Robert Guralnick 

Publication date: 13 April 2010

Published in: Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that there exists a constant $k$ with the property: if $calC$ is a conjugacy class of a finite group $G$ such that every $k$ elements of $calC$ generate a solvable subgroup then $calC$ generates a solvable subgroup. In particular, using the Classification of Finite Simple Groups, we show that we can take $k=4$. We also present proofs that do not use the Classification theorem. The most direct proof gives a value of $k=10$. By lengthening one of our arguments slightly, we obtain a value of $k=7$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1668

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zbMATH Keywords

finite groupsconjugacy classesfinite soluble groupssolubilityFitting heightBaer-Suzuki theoremsoluble radicalgeneration by conjugates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite solvable groups, theory of formations, Schunck classes, Fitting classes, (pi)-length, ranks (20D10) Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60) Conjugacy classes for groups (20E45) Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) Finite simple groups and their classification (20D05) Special subgroups (Frattini, Fitting, etc.) (20D25) Series and lattices of subgroups (20D30)

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