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On the length of finite factorized groups

Group Theory 2014-05-09 v1

Abstract

The nonsoluble length λ(G)\lambda (G) of a finite group GG is defined as the number of nonsoluble factors in a shortest normal series each of whose factors either is soluble or is a direct product of nonabelian simple groups. The generalized Fitting height of a finite group GG is the least number h=h(G)h=h^*(G) such that Fh(G)=GF^*_h(G)=G, where F1(G)=F(G)F^*_1(G)=F^*(G) is the generalized Fitting subgroup, and Fi+1(G)F^*_{i+1}(G) is the inverse image of F(G/Fi(G))F^*(G/F^*_{i}(G)). It is proved that if a finite group G=ABG=AB is factorized by two subgroups of coprime orders, then the nonsoluble length of GG is bounded in terms of the generalized Fitting heights of AA and BB. It is also proved that if, say, BB is soluble of derived length dd, then the generalized Fitting height of GG is bounded in terms of dd and the generalized Fitting height of AA.

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@article{arxiv.1405.1899,
  title  = {On the length of finite factorized groups},
  author = {E. I. Khukhro and P. Shumyatsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.1899},
  year   = {2014}
}
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