Glasnik Matematicki, Vol. 41, No.2 (2006), 271-274.

FINITE NONABELIAN 2-GROUPS IN WHICH ANY TWO NONCOMMUTING ELEMENTS GENERATE A SUBGROUP OF MAXIMAL CLASS

Zvonimir Janko

Mathematical Institute, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
e-mail: janko@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de


Abstract.   We determine here the structure of the title groups. It turns out that such a group G is either quasidihedral or G = HZ(G), where H is of maximal class or extraspecial and mho1(Z(G)) ≤ Z(H). This solves a problem stated by Berkovich. The corresponding problem for p > 2 is open but very difficult since the p-groups of maximal class are not classified for p > 2.

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification.   20D15.

Key words and phrases.   Finite 2-groups, 2-groups of maximal class, minimal nonabelian 2-groups, quasidihedral 2-groups, Hughes Hp-subgroups.


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DOI: 10.3336/gm.41.2.09


References:

  1. Y. Berkovich, Groups of prime power order, Parts I, II, and III (with Z. Janko), in preparation.

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