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Commuting probability for the Sylow subgroups of a profinite group

Group Theory 2024-09-18 v1

Abstract

Given two subgroups H,KH,K of a compact group GG, the probability that a random element of HH commutes with a random element of KK is denoted by Pr(H,K)Pr(H,K). We show that if GG is a profinite group containing a Sylow 22-subgroup PP, a Sylow 33-subgroup Q3Q_3 and a Sylow 55-subgroup Q5Q_5 such that Pr(P,Q3)Pr(P,Q_3) and Pr(P,Q5)Pr(P,Q_5) are both positive, then GG is virtually prosoluble (Theorem 1.1). Furthermore, if GG is a prosoluble group in which for every subset ππ(G)\pi\subseteq\pi(G) there is a Hall π\pi-subgroup HπH_\pi and a Hall π\pi'-subgroup HπH_{\pi'} such that Pr(Hπ,Hπ)>0Pr(H_\pi,H_{\pi'})>0, then GG is virtually pronilpotent (Theorem 1.2).

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@article{arxiv.2409.11165,
  title  = {Commuting probability for the Sylow subgroups of a profinite group},
  author = {Eloisa Detomi and Marta Morigi and Pavel Shumyatsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.11165},
  year   = {2024}
}