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Type: Article

Structure of normal subgroups with three G-class sizes

Journal: Monatshefte fur Mathematik (14365081)Year: July 2012Volume: 167Issue: Pages: 1 - 12
DOI:10.1007/s00605-011-0290-8Language: English

Abstract

Let G be a finite group and N be a normal subgroup of G. Suppose that the set of G-conjugacy class sizes of N is {1, m, n}, with m < n and m does not divide n. In this paper, we show that N is solvable, and we determine the structure of these subgroups. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.