Intersection of conjugate solvable subgroups in finite classical groups
Abstract
We consider the following problem stated by Vdovin (2010) in the "Kourovka notebook" (Problem 17.41): Let be a solvable subgroup of a finite group that has no nontrivial solvable normal subgroups. Do there always exist five conjugates of whose intersection is trivial? This problem is closely related to a conjecture by Babai, Goodman and Pyber (1997) about an upper bound for the index of a normal solvable subgroup in a finite group. In particular, a positive answer to Vdovin's problem yields that if has a solvable subgroup of index , then it has a solvable normal subgroup of index at most . The problem was reduced by Vdovin (2012) to the case when is an almost simple group. Let be an almost simple group with socle isomorphic to a simple linear, unitary or symplectic group. For all such groups we provide a positive answer to Vdovin's problem.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1703.00124,
title = {Intersection of conjugate solvable subgroups in finite classical groups},
author = {Anton A. Baykalov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.00124},
year = {2022}
}