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A result on the sum of element orders of a finite group

Group Theory 2019-04-02 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group and ψ(G)=gGo(g)\psi(G)=\sum_{g\in{G}}{o(g)}. There are some results about the relation between ψ(G)\psi(G) and the structure of GG. For instance, it is proved that if GG is a group of order nn and ψ(G)>2111617ψ(Cn)\psi(G)>\dfrac{211}{1617}\psi(C_n), then GG is solvable. Herzog {\it{et al.}} in [Herzog {\it{et al.}}, Two new criteria for solvability of finite groups, J. Algebra, 2018] put forward the following conjecture: \noindent{\bf Conjecture.} {\it {If GG is a non-solvable group of order nn, then ψ(G)2111617ψ(Cn){\psi(G)}\,{\leq}\,{{\dfrac{211}{1617}}{\psi(C_n)}} with equality if and only if G=A5G=A_5. In particular, this inequality holds for all non-abelian simple groups.} } In this paper, we prove a modified version of Herzog's Conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.1904.00425,
  title  = {A result on the sum of element orders of a finite group},
  author = {Afsaneh Bahri and Behrooz Khosravi and Zeinab Akhlaghi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.00425},
  year   = {2019}
}

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