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Zeta functions of finite groups by enumerating subgroups

Group Theory 2015-12-11 v4 Number Theory

Abstract

For a finite group GG, we consider the zeta function ζG(s)=H\absHs\zeta_G(s) = \sum_{H} \abs{H}^{-s}, where HH runs over the subgroups of GG. First we give simple examples of abelian pp-group GG and non-abelian pp-group GG' of order pm,  m3p^m, \; m \geq 3 for odd pp (resp. 2m,  m42^m, \; m \geq 4) for which ζG(s)=ζG(s)\zeta_G(s) = \zeta_{G'}(s). Hence we see there are many non-abelian groups whose zeta functions have symmetry and Euler product, like the case of abelian groups. On the other hand, we show that ζG(s)\zeta_G(s) determines the isomorphism class of GG within abelian groups, by estimating the number of subgroups of abelian pp-groups. Finally we study the problem which abelian pp-group is associated with a non-abelian group having the same zeta function.

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@article{arxiv.1410.4326,
  title  = {Zeta functions of finite groups by enumerating subgroups},
  author = {Yumiko Hironaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.4326},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

16 pages To corrected some typos and enlarge the final remark