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Factoring nonabelian finite groups into two subsets

Group Theory 2020-05-26 v1

Abstract

A group GG is said to be factorized into subsets A1,A2,,AsGA_1, A_2, \ldots, A_s\subseteq G if every element gg in GG can be uniquely represented as g=g1g2gsg=g_1g_2\ldots g_s, where giAig_i\in A_i, i=1,2,,si=1,2,\ldots,s. We consider the following conjecture: for every finite group GG and every factorization n=abn=ab of its order, there is a factorization G=ABG=AB with A=a|A|=a and B=b|B|=b. We show that a minimal counterexample to this conjecture must be a nonabelian simple group and prove the conjecture for every finite group the nonabelian composition factors of which have orders less than 1000010\,000.

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@article{arxiv.2005.12003,
  title  = {Factoring nonabelian finite groups into two subsets},
  author = {Ravil Bildanov and Vadim Goryachenko and Andrey Vasil'ev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.12003},
  year   = {2020}
}
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