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On the commuting probability of $\pi$-elements in finite groups

Group Theory 2024-02-06 v3

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group, let π\pi be a set of primes and let pp be the smallest prime in π\pi. In this work, we prove that GG possesses a normal and abelian Hall π\pi-subgroup if and only if the probability that two random π\pi-elements of GG commute is larger than p2+p1p3\frac{p^2+p-1}{p^3}. We also prove that if xx is a π\pi-element not lying in Oπ(G)O_{\pi}(G), then the proportion of π\pi-elements commuting with xx is at most 1/p1/p.

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@article{arxiv.2307.09868,
  title  = {On the commuting probability of $\pi$-elements in finite groups},
  author = {Juan Martínez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.09868},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

18 pages, accepted in Mathematische Nachrichten, Theorem B has been improved

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