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Variations on average character degrees and solvability

Group Theory 2022-06-24 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group, F\Bbb{F} be one of the fields Q,R\mathbb{Q},\mathbb{R} or C\mathbb{C}, and NN be a non-trivial normal subgroup of GG. Let acdF(G){\rm acd}_{\Bbb{F}}^{*}(G) and acdF,even(GN){\rm acd}_{\Bbb{F},even}(G|N) be the average degree of all non-linear F\Bbb F-valued irreducible characters of GG and of even degree F\Bbb F-valued irreducible characters of GG whose kernels do not contain NN, respectively. We assume the average of an empty set is 00 for more convenience. In this paper we prove that if acdQ(G)<9/2{\rm acd}^*_{\mathbb{Q}}(G)< 9/2 or 0<acdQ,even(GN)<40<{\rm acd}_{\mathbb{Q},even}(G|N)<4, then GG is solvable. Moreover, setting F{R,C}\Bbb{F} \in \{\Bbb{R},\Bbb{C}\}, we obtain the solvability of GG by assuming acdF(G)<29/8{\rm acd}_{\Bbb{F}}^{*}(G)<29/8 or 0<acdF,even(GN)<7/20<{\rm acd}_{\Bbb{F},even}(G|N)<7/2, and we conclude the solvability of NN when 0<acdF,even(GN)<18/50<{\rm acd}_{\Bbb{F},even}(G|N)<18/5. Replacing NN by GG in acdF,even(GN){\rm acd}_{\Bbb{F},even}(G|N) gives us an extended form of a result by Moreto and Nguyen. Examples are given to show that all the bounds are sharp.

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@article{arxiv.2206.11716,
  title  = {Variations on average character degrees and solvability},
  author = {Neda Ahanjideh and Zeinab Akhlaghi and Kamal Aziziheris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.11716},
  year   = {2022}
}
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