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On the generalized Fitting height and insoluble length of finite groups

Group Theory 2020-06-24 v3

Abstract

We prove two conjectures of E. Khukhro and P. Shumyatsky concerning the Fitting height and insoluble length of finite groups. As a by-product of our methods, we also prove a generalization of a result of Flavell, which itself generalizes Wielandt's Zipper Lemma and provides a characterization of subgroups contained in a unique maximal subgroup. We also derive a number of consequences of our theorems, including some applications to the set of odd order elements of a finite group inverted by an involutory automorphism.

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@article{arxiv.1910.04692,
  title  = {On the generalized Fitting height and insoluble length of finite groups},
  author = {Robert M. Guralnick and Gareth Tracey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.04692},
  year   = {2020}
}