On finite groups containing an element whose Engel sink is small
Group Theory
2026-05-12 v1
Abstract
For an element of a group , a right Engel sink of is a subset of containing all sufficiently long commutators for all . A left Engel sink of is a subset of containing all sufficiently long commutators for all . Using the classification of finite simple groups we prove that if a finite group has an element such that , then the order of is bounded in terms of a right Engel sink of , as well as in terms of a left Engel sink of . Earlier Guralnick and Tracey proved this in the case where is an involution without using the classification.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.08607,
title = {On finite groups containing an element whose Engel sink is small},
author = {Evgeny Khukhro and Pavel Shumyatsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08607},
year = {2026}
}