Variations on average character degrees and solvability

Abstract: Let

G

be a finite group,

B b b F

be one of the fields

m a t h b b Q, m a t h b b R

or

m a t h b b C

, and

N

be a non-trivial normal subgroup of

G

. Let

{m a c d}_{B b b F}^{*} (G)

and

{m a c d}_{B b b F, e v e n} (G | N)

be the average degree of all non-linear

B b b F

-valued irreducible characters of

G

and of even degree

B b b F

-valued irreducible characters of

G

whose kernels do not contain

N

, respectively. We assume the average of an empty set is

0

for more convenience. In this paper we prove that if

{m a c d}_{m a t h b b Q}^{*} (G) < 9 / 2

or

0 < {m a c d}_{m a t h b b Q, e v e n} (G | N) < 4

, then

G

is solvable. Moreover, setting

B b b F i n B b b R, B b b C

, we obtain the solvability of

G

by assuming

{m a c d}_{B b b F}^{*} (G) < 29 / 8

or

0 < {m a c d}_{B b b F, e v e n} (G | N) < 7 / 2

, and we conclude the solvability of

N

when

0 < {m a c d}_{B b b F, e v e n} (G | N) < 18 / 5

. Replacing

N

by

G

in

{m a c d}_{B b b F, e v e n} (G | N)

gives us an extended form of a result by Moreto and Nguyen. Examples are given to show that all the bounds are sharp.

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