Minimum $\mathcal{F}$-covers: the supersolvable and metabelian cases
Group Theory
2026-02-09 v1
Abstract
Given a set of finite groups, it is said that a group is an -cover if every group in is isomorphic to a subgroup of . Moreover, is a minimum -cover if there is no -cover whose order is less than . In [Cameron P. J., et al., Minimal cover groups, J. Algebra 660 (2024)], the authors pose the following question: For which classes of groups, closed under taking subgroups and direct products, is it true that, if is a set of -groups, then there is a minimum -cover which is an -group? In this paper, we give a negative answer in two cases:
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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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submitted; 5 pages