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Commutators in finite p-groups with 3-generator derived subgroup

Group Theory 2019-03-18 v1

Abstract

It is well known that, in general, the set of commutators of a group GG may not be a subgroup. Guralnick showed that if GG is a finite pp-group with p5p\ge 5 such that GG' is abelian and 33-generator, then all the elements of the derived subgroup are commutators. In this paper, we extend Guralnick's result by showing that the condition of GG' to be abelian is not needed. In this way, we complete the study of this property in finite pp-groups in terms of the number of generators of the derived subgroup. We will also see that the same result is true when the action of GG on GG' is uniserial modulo (G)p(G')^p and G:(G)p|G':(G')^p| does not exceed pp1p^{p-1}. Finally, we will prove that analogous results are satisfied when working with pro-pp groups.

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@article{arxiv.1903.06245,
  title  = {Commutators in finite p-groups with 3-generator derived subgroup},
  author = {Iker de las Heras},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.06245},
  year   = {2019}
}

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15 pages

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