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On the Exponent Conjectures

Group Theory 2020-06-30 v2

Abstract

If pp is an odd prime, then we prove that \e(H2(G,Z))p \e(G)\e(H_2(G,\mathbb{Z})) \mid p\ \e(G) for pp groups of class 7. We prove the same for pp groups of class at most p+1p+1 with \e(Z(G))=p\e(Z(G))=p. We also prove Schurs conjecture if \e(G/Z(G))\e(G/Z(G)) is 2,32,3 or 66. Furthermore we prove that if GG is a solvable group of derived length dd and \e(G)=p\e(G)=p, then \e(H2(G,Z))(\e(G))d1\e(H_2(G,\mathbb{Z})) \mid (\e(G))^{d-1}. We also show that if GG is a finite 22 or 33 generator group of exponent 5, then \e(H2(G,Z))(\e(G))2\e(H_2(G,\mathbb{Z})) \mid (\e(G))^2.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2005.11513,
  title  = {On the Exponent Conjectures},
  author = {A. E. Antony and V. Z. Thomas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.11513},
  year   = {2020}
}

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22 pages, Preliminary/second Draft Version

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