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Commutators of elements of coprime orders in finite groups

Group Theory 2012-08-17 v2

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to find out which properties of a finite group G can be expressed in terms of commutators of elements of coprime orders. A criterion of solubility of G in terms of such commutators is obtained. We also conjecture that every element of a nonabelian simple group is a commutator of elements of coprime orders and we confirm this conjecture for the alternating groups.

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@article{arxiv.1208.3177,
  title  = {Commutators of elements of coprime orders in finite groups},
  author = {Pavel Shumyatsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.3177},
  year   = {2012}
}