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Cosets of normal subgroups and union of two conjugacy classes

Group Theory 2025-08-11 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group, NN a normal subgroup of GG and xGNx\in G-N. We discuss when the coset NxNx is contained in the union of two conjugacy classes, KK and DD, of GG. We show that NN need not be solvable, and can even be non-abelian simple, but in these cases, KK and DD must have the same cardinality, and the non-solvable structure of NN is restricted. The non-abelian principal factors of GG contained in NN are then isomorphic to S××SS\times \cdots\times S, where SS is a simple group of Lie type of odd characteristic.

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@article{arxiv.2508.06367,
  title  = {Cosets of normal subgroups and union of two conjugacy classes},
  author = {Antonio Beltrán},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.06367},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Accepted for publication