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Minimum $\mathcal{F}$-covers: the supersolvable and metabelian cases

Group Theory 2026-02-09 v1

Abstract

Given a set F\mathcal{F} of finite groups, it is said that a group GG is an F\mathcal{F}-cover if every group in F\mathcal{F} is isomorphic to a subgroup of GG. Moreover, GG is a minimum F\mathcal{F}-cover if there is no F\mathcal{F}-cover whose order is less than G|G|. In [Cameron P. J., et al., Minimal cover groups, J. Algebra 660 (2024)], the authors pose the following question: For which classes X\mathcal{X} of groups, closed under taking subgroups and direct products, is it true that, if F\mathcal{F} is a set of X\mathcal{X}-groups, then there is a minimum F\mathcal{F}-cover which is an X\mathcal{X}-group? In this paper, we give a negative answer in two cases: X{supersolvable",metabelian"}.\mathcal{X}\in \{``supersolvable", ``metabelian"\}.

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@article{arxiv.2602.06220,
  title  = {Minimum $\mathcal{F}$-covers: the supersolvable and metabelian cases},
  author = {Mihai-Silviu Lazorec},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.06220},
  year   = {2026}
}

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