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The Fitting height is bounded by a function of the exponent

Group Theory 2021-11-16 v3

Abstract

Every finite solvable group GG has a normal series with nilpotent factors. The smallest possible number of factors in such a series is called the Fitting height h(G)h(G). In the present paper, we derive an upper bound for h(G)h(G) in terms of the exponent of GG. Our bound constitutes a considerable improvement of an earlier bound obtained by Shalev.

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@article{arxiv.2110.08852,
  title  = {The Fitting height is bounded by a function of the exponent},
  author = {Francesco Fumagalli and Felix Leinen and Orazio Puglisi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.08852},
  year   = {2021}
}
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