Groups equal to a product of three conjugate subgroups

DOI10.1007/S11856-016-1359-9zbMATH Open1375.20020arXiv1501.05676OpenAlexW2963878880MaRDI QIDQ502976FDOQ502976

Authors: Yong-Cai Geng, Sumit K. Garg 

Publication date: 11 January 2017

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

Abstract: Let $G$ be a finite non-solvable group. We prove that there exists a proper subgroup $A$ of $G$ such that $G$ is the product of three conjugates of $A$, thus replacing an earlier upper bound of $36$ with the smallest possible value. The proof relies on an equivalent formulation in terms of double cosets, and uses the following theorem which is of independent interest and wider scope: Any group $G$ with a $BN$-pair and a finite Weyl group $W$ satisfies $G=left(B{n}_{0}Bight{)}^2=B{B}^{n_0}B$ where $n_0$ is any preimage of the longest element of $W$. The proof of the last theorem is formulated in the dioid consisting of all unions of double cosets of $B$ in $G$. Other results on minimal length product covers of a group by conjugates of a proper subgroup are given.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1501.05676

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zbMATH Keywords

finite groupsimple groupsproduct of conjugate subgroups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Products of subgroups of abstract finite groups (20D40) Finite simple groups and their classification (20D05) Subgroup theorems; subgroup growth (20E07) General structure theorems for groups (20E34)

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Uses Software

• GAP
• Magma
• TomLib
• GAP Character Table Library
• CTblLib

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