On the intersections of nilpotent subgroups in simple groups
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| author | Burness, Timothy C. Huang, Hong Yi |
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| contents | Let $G$ be a finite group and let $H_p$ be a Sylow $p$-subgroup of $G$. A recent conjecture of Lisi and Sabatini asserts the existence of an element $x \in G$ such that $H_p \cap H_p^x$ is inclusion-minimal in the set $\{H_p \cap H_p^g \,:\, g \in G\}$ for every prime $p$. For a simple group $G$, in view of a theorem of Mazurov and Zenkov from 1996, the conjecture implies the existence of an element $x \in G$ with $H_p \cap H_p^x = 1$ for all $p$. In turn, this statement implies a conjecture of Vdovin from 2002, which asserts that if $G$ is simple and $H$ is a nilpotent subgroup, then $H \cap H^x = 1$ for some $x \in G$.
In this paper, we adopt a probabilistic approach to prove the Lisi-Sabatini conjecture for all non-alternating simple groups. By combining this with earlier work of Kurmazov on nilpotent subgroups of alternating groups, we complete the proof of Vdovin's conjecture. Moreover, by combining our proof with earlier work of Zenkov on alternating groups, we are able to establish a stronger form of Vdovin's conjecture: if $G$ is simple and $A,B$ are nilpotent subgroups, then $A \cap B^x = 1$ for some $x \in G$. To obtain these results, we study the probability that a random pair of Sylow $p$-subgroups in a simple group of Lie type intersect trivially, complementing recent work of Diaconis et al. and Eberhard on symmetric and alternating groups. |
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| spellingShingle | On the intersections of nilpotent subgroups in simple groups Burness, Timothy C. Huang, Hong Yi Group Theory Let $G$ be a finite group and let $H_p$ be a Sylow $p$-subgroup of $G$. A recent conjecture of Lisi and Sabatini asserts the existence of an element $x \in G$ such that $H_p \cap H_p^x$ is inclusion-minimal in the set $\{H_p \cap H_p^g \,:\, g \in G\}$ for every prime $p$. For a simple group $G$, in view of a theorem of Mazurov and Zenkov from 1996, the conjecture implies the existence of an element $x \in G$ with $H_p \cap H_p^x = 1$ for all $p$. In turn, this statement implies a conjecture of Vdovin from 2002, which asserts that if $G$ is simple and $H$ is a nilpotent subgroup, then $H \cap H^x = 1$ for some $x \in G$. In this paper, we adopt a probabilistic approach to prove the Lisi-Sabatini conjecture for all non-alternating simple groups. By combining this with earlier work of Kurmazov on nilpotent subgroups of alternating groups, we complete the proof of Vdovin's conjecture. Moreover, by combining our proof with earlier work of Zenkov on alternating groups, we are able to establish a stronger form of Vdovin's conjecture: if $G$ is simple and $A,B$ are nilpotent subgroups, then $A \cap B^x = 1$ for some $x \in G$. To obtain these results, we study the probability that a random pair of Sylow $p$-subgroups in a simple group of Lie type intersect trivially, complementing recent work of Diaconis et al. and Eberhard on symmetric and alternating groups. |
| title | On the intersections of nilpotent subgroups in simple groups |
| topic | Group Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03479 |