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Detecting the index of a subgroup in the subgroup lattice
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by M. De Falco, F. de Giovanni, C. Musella and R. Schmidt
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 133 (2005), 979-985
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-04-07638-5
Published electronically: September 16, 2004

Abstract:

A theorem by Zacher and Rips states that the finiteness of the index of a subgroup can be described in terms of purely lattice-theoretic concepts. On the other hand, it is clear that if $G$ is a group and $H$ is a subgroup of finite index of $G$, the index $|G:H|$ cannot be recognized in the lattice ${\mathfrak {L}}(G)$ of all subgroups of $G$, as for instance all groups of prime order have isomorphic subgroup lattices. The aim of this paper is to give a lattice-theoretic characterization of the number of prime factors (with multiplicity) of $|G:H|$.
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Bibliographic Information
  • M. De Falco
  • Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, I - 80126 Napoli, Italy
  • Email: mdefalco@unina.it
  • F. de Giovanni
  • Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, I - 80126 Napoli, Italy
  • Email: degiovan@unina.it
  • C. Musella
  • Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, I - 80126 Napoli, Italy
  • Email: cmusella@unina.it
  • R. Schmidt
  • Affiliation: Mathematisches Seminar, Universität Kiel, Ludwig-Meyn Straße 4, D - 24098 Kiel, Germany
  • Email: schmidt@math.uni-kiel.de
  • Received by editor(s): October 8, 2003
  • Received by editor(s) in revised form: December 1, 2003
  • Published electronically: September 16, 2004
  • Communicated by: Jonathan I. Hall
  • © Copyright 2004 American Mathematical Society
    The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication.
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 133 (2005), 979-985
  • MSC (2000): Primary 20E15
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-04-07638-5
  • MathSciNet review: 2117197