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Finite $p$-groups having Schur multiplier of maximum order

Group Theory 2016-11-22 v3

Abstract

Let GG be a non-abelian pp-group of order pnp^n and M(G)M(G) denote the Schur multiplier of GG. Niroomand proved that M(G)p12(n+k2)(nk1)+1|M(G)| \leq p^{\frac{1}{2}(n+k-2)(n-k-1)+1} for non-abelian pp-groups GG of order pnp^n with derived subgroup of order pkp^k. Recently Rai classified pp-groups GG of nilpotency class 22 for which M(G)|M(G)| attains this bound. In this article we show that there is no finite pp-group GG of nilpotency class c3c \geq 3 for p3p\neq3 such that M(G)|M(G)| attains this bound. Hence M(G)p12(n+k2)(nk1)|M(G)| \leq p^{\frac{1}{2}(n+k-2)(n-k-1)} for pp-groups GG of class c3c \geq 3 where p3p \neq 3. We also construct a pp-group GG for p=3p=3 such that M(G)|M(G)| attains the Niroomand's bound.

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@article{arxiv.1610.07042,
  title  = {Finite $p$-groups having Schur multiplier of maximum order},
  author = {Sumana Hatui},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.07042},
  year   = {2016}
}

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