Commutators and Π-subgroups

Brandl, Rolf

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1990-1009986-1

Commutators and $\Pi$-subgroups
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Abstract:

The following statement is shown to be true for a large class of groups $G$: if every commutator in $G$ is a $\prod$-element, then $G’$ is a $\prod$-group

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