If $G$ is a $p$-group then $Phi(G)=G'G^p$












5












$begingroup$


Okay this problem is quite the confounding one for me.




If $G$ is a $p$-group then it follows that $Phi(G)=G'G^p$.




Where:






  1. $Phi(G)$- Frattini subgroup (which in this case is the intersection of all subgroups of index $p$)


  2. $G'$ commutator subgroup

  3. $G^p={x^p:xin G}$




I am having trouble tackling a couple sub-problems with this problem.




  1. Why is $G'G^p$ a subgroup? In general $G^p$ isn't a subgroup, so why does $G'G^p$ become a subgroup?



  2. While I understand that $G^psubset Phi(G)$, why would $G'G^psubseteq M_i$ for all $i$ where ${M_i}$ is a collection of subgroups of index p?



    Alot of my problems, center around $G^p$ not being a subgroup in general. But even if I were to prove that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup, I would still have to prove (2.) which would be easy if it is true that every maximal class is conjugate to one another, but I don't know that (or maybe it isn't true).




Is there a way for me to see that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup and that it is contained in every subgroup of index $p$.










share|cite|improve this question











$endgroup$








  • 3




    $begingroup$
    The standard definition of $G^p$ is not the set of $p$-th powers but the subgroup of $G$ generated by the $p$-th powers. So $G^p$ is always a subgroup. But having said that, with your definition it will still work, because the images of the elements $x^p$ in $G/[G,G]$ (which is abelian) do form a subgroup.
    $endgroup$
    – Derek Holt
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:03












  • $begingroup$
    Oh, thanks for that.
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:07












  • $begingroup$
    But would $G'subset Phi(G)$?
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:16
















5












$begingroup$


Okay this problem is quite the confounding one for me.




If $G$ is a $p$-group then it follows that $Phi(G)=G'G^p$.




Where:






  1. $Phi(G)$- Frattini subgroup (which in this case is the intersection of all subgroups of index $p$)


  2. $G'$ commutator subgroup

  3. $G^p={x^p:xin G}$




I am having trouble tackling a couple sub-problems with this problem.




  1. Why is $G'G^p$ a subgroup? In general $G^p$ isn't a subgroup, so why does $G'G^p$ become a subgroup?



  2. While I understand that $G^psubset Phi(G)$, why would $G'G^psubseteq M_i$ for all $i$ where ${M_i}$ is a collection of subgroups of index p?



    Alot of my problems, center around $G^p$ not being a subgroup in general. But even if I were to prove that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup, I would still have to prove (2.) which would be easy if it is true that every maximal class is conjugate to one another, but I don't know that (or maybe it isn't true).




Is there a way for me to see that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup and that it is contained in every subgroup of index $p$.










share|cite|improve this question











$endgroup$








  • 3




    $begingroup$
    The standard definition of $G^p$ is not the set of $p$-th powers but the subgroup of $G$ generated by the $p$-th powers. So $G^p$ is always a subgroup. But having said that, with your definition it will still work, because the images of the elements $x^p$ in $G/[G,G]$ (which is abelian) do form a subgroup.
    $endgroup$
    – Derek Holt
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:03












  • $begingroup$
    Oh, thanks for that.
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:07












  • $begingroup$
    But would $G'subset Phi(G)$?
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:16














5












5








5


1



$begingroup$


Okay this problem is quite the confounding one for me.




If $G$ is a $p$-group then it follows that $Phi(G)=G'G^p$.




Where:






  1. $Phi(G)$- Frattini subgroup (which in this case is the intersection of all subgroups of index $p$)


  2. $G'$ commutator subgroup

  3. $G^p={x^p:xin G}$




I am having trouble tackling a couple sub-problems with this problem.




  1. Why is $G'G^p$ a subgroup? In general $G^p$ isn't a subgroup, so why does $G'G^p$ become a subgroup?



  2. While I understand that $G^psubset Phi(G)$, why would $G'G^psubseteq M_i$ for all $i$ where ${M_i}$ is a collection of subgroups of index p?



    Alot of my problems, center around $G^p$ not being a subgroup in general. But even if I were to prove that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup, I would still have to prove (2.) which would be easy if it is true that every maximal class is conjugate to one another, but I don't know that (or maybe it isn't true).




Is there a way for me to see that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup and that it is contained in every subgroup of index $p$.










share|cite|improve this question











$endgroup$




Okay this problem is quite the confounding one for me.




If $G$ is a $p$-group then it follows that $Phi(G)=G'G^p$.




Where:






  1. $Phi(G)$- Frattini subgroup (which in this case is the intersection of all subgroups of index $p$)


  2. $G'$ commutator subgroup

  3. $G^p={x^p:xin G}$




I am having trouble tackling a couple sub-problems with this problem.




  1. Why is $G'G^p$ a subgroup? In general $G^p$ isn't a subgroup, so why does $G'G^p$ become a subgroup?



  2. While I understand that $G^psubset Phi(G)$, why would $G'G^psubseteq M_i$ for all $i$ where ${M_i}$ is a collection of subgroups of index p?



    Alot of my problems, center around $G^p$ not being a subgroup in general. But even if I were to prove that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup, I would still have to prove (2.) which would be easy if it is true that every maximal class is conjugate to one another, but I don't know that (or maybe it isn't true).




Is there a way for me to see that $G'G^p$ is a normal subgroup and that it is contained in every subgroup of index $p$.







group-theory p-groups






share|cite|improve this question















share|cite|improve this question













share|cite|improve this question




share|cite|improve this question








edited Jan 25 at 3:04









Orat

2,88021231




2,88021231










asked Sep 18 '15 at 21:36









user160110user160110

1,415818




1,415818








  • 3




    $begingroup$
    The standard definition of $G^p$ is not the set of $p$-th powers but the subgroup of $G$ generated by the $p$-th powers. So $G^p$ is always a subgroup. But having said that, with your definition it will still work, because the images of the elements $x^p$ in $G/[G,G]$ (which is abelian) do form a subgroup.
    $endgroup$
    – Derek Holt
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:03












  • $begingroup$
    Oh, thanks for that.
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:07












  • $begingroup$
    But would $G'subset Phi(G)$?
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:16














  • 3




    $begingroup$
    The standard definition of $G^p$ is not the set of $p$-th powers but the subgroup of $G$ generated by the $p$-th powers. So $G^p$ is always a subgroup. But having said that, with your definition it will still work, because the images of the elements $x^p$ in $G/[G,G]$ (which is abelian) do form a subgroup.
    $endgroup$
    – Derek Holt
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:03












  • $begingroup$
    Oh, thanks for that.
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:07












  • $begingroup$
    But would $G'subset Phi(G)$?
    $endgroup$
    – user160110
    Sep 18 '15 at 22:16








3




3




$begingroup$
The standard definition of $G^p$ is not the set of $p$-th powers but the subgroup of $G$ generated by the $p$-th powers. So $G^p$ is always a subgroup. But having said that, with your definition it will still work, because the images of the elements $x^p$ in $G/[G,G]$ (which is abelian) do form a subgroup.
$endgroup$
– Derek Holt
Sep 18 '15 at 22:03






$begingroup$
The standard definition of $G^p$ is not the set of $p$-th powers but the subgroup of $G$ generated by the $p$-th powers. So $G^p$ is always a subgroup. But having said that, with your definition it will still work, because the images of the elements $x^p$ in $G/[G,G]$ (which is abelian) do form a subgroup.
$endgroup$
– Derek Holt
Sep 18 '15 at 22:03














$begingroup$
Oh, thanks for that.
$endgroup$
– user160110
Sep 18 '15 at 22:07






$begingroup$
Oh, thanks for that.
$endgroup$
– user160110
Sep 18 '15 at 22:07














$begingroup$
But would $G'subset Phi(G)$?
$endgroup$
– user160110
Sep 18 '15 at 22:16




$begingroup$
But would $G'subset Phi(G)$?
$endgroup$
– user160110
Sep 18 '15 at 22:16










1 Answer
1






active

oldest

votes


















3












$begingroup$

For a finite $p$-group $G$, any maximal subgroup $M<G$ is normal of index $p$.



Proof. $G$ has nontrivial center so pick a central subgroup $Z$ of order $p$. If $Zsubseteq M$ then $M/Z<G/Z$ is normal of index $p$ by induction hypothesis, and then $M<G$ is normal of index $p$. Otherwise if $Znotsubseteq M$ then the whole group $G=MZ$ normalizes $M$, and $G$ has $|Z|$ cosets of $M$ in it.



Because $G/Mcong C_p$, the $p$-power map on $G/M$ is the zero map so $G^psubseteq M$, and the quotient $G/M$ is abelian so $G'subseteq M$. Therefore $G^pG'subseteq M$ for every maximal $M$. Both $G^p$ and $G'$ are normal so we know that $G^pG'$ is normal too.






share|cite|improve this answer









$endgroup$













    Your Answer





    StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function () {
    return StackExchange.using("mathjaxEditing", function () {
    StackExchange.MarkdownEditor.creationCallbacks.add(function (editor, postfix) {
    StackExchange.mathjaxEditing.prepareWmdForMathJax(editor, postfix, [["$", "$"], ["\\(","\\)"]]);
    });
    });
    }, "mathjax-editing");

    StackExchange.ready(function() {
    var channelOptions = {
    tags: "".split(" "),
    id: "69"
    };
    initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

    StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
    // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
    if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
    StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
    createEditor();
    });
    }
    else {
    createEditor();
    }
    });

    function createEditor() {
    StackExchange.prepareEditor({
    heartbeatType: 'answer',
    autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
    convertImagesToLinks: true,
    noModals: true,
    showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
    reputationToPostImages: 10,
    bindNavPrevention: true,
    postfix: "",
    imageUploader: {
    brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
    contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
    allowUrls: true
    },
    noCode: true, onDemand: true,
    discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
    ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
    });


    }
    });














    draft saved

    draft discarded


















    StackExchange.ready(
    function () {
    StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmath.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f1441524%2fif-g-is-a-p-group-then-phig-ggp%23new-answer', 'question_page');
    }
    );

    Post as a guest















    Required, but never shown

























    1 Answer
    1






    active

    oldest

    votes








    1 Answer
    1






    active

    oldest

    votes









    active

    oldest

    votes






    active

    oldest

    votes









    3












    $begingroup$

    For a finite $p$-group $G$, any maximal subgroup $M<G$ is normal of index $p$.



    Proof. $G$ has nontrivial center so pick a central subgroup $Z$ of order $p$. If $Zsubseteq M$ then $M/Z<G/Z$ is normal of index $p$ by induction hypothesis, and then $M<G$ is normal of index $p$. Otherwise if $Znotsubseteq M$ then the whole group $G=MZ$ normalizes $M$, and $G$ has $|Z|$ cosets of $M$ in it.



    Because $G/Mcong C_p$, the $p$-power map on $G/M$ is the zero map so $G^psubseteq M$, and the quotient $G/M$ is abelian so $G'subseteq M$. Therefore $G^pG'subseteq M$ for every maximal $M$. Both $G^p$ and $G'$ are normal so we know that $G^pG'$ is normal too.






    share|cite|improve this answer









    $endgroup$


















      3












      $begingroup$

      For a finite $p$-group $G$, any maximal subgroup $M<G$ is normal of index $p$.



      Proof. $G$ has nontrivial center so pick a central subgroup $Z$ of order $p$. If $Zsubseteq M$ then $M/Z<G/Z$ is normal of index $p$ by induction hypothesis, and then $M<G$ is normal of index $p$. Otherwise if $Znotsubseteq M$ then the whole group $G=MZ$ normalizes $M$, and $G$ has $|Z|$ cosets of $M$ in it.



      Because $G/Mcong C_p$, the $p$-power map on $G/M$ is the zero map so $G^psubseteq M$, and the quotient $G/M$ is abelian so $G'subseteq M$. Therefore $G^pG'subseteq M$ for every maximal $M$. Both $G^p$ and $G'$ are normal so we know that $G^pG'$ is normal too.






      share|cite|improve this answer









      $endgroup$
















        3












        3








        3





        $begingroup$

        For a finite $p$-group $G$, any maximal subgroup $M<G$ is normal of index $p$.



        Proof. $G$ has nontrivial center so pick a central subgroup $Z$ of order $p$. If $Zsubseteq M$ then $M/Z<G/Z$ is normal of index $p$ by induction hypothesis, and then $M<G$ is normal of index $p$. Otherwise if $Znotsubseteq M$ then the whole group $G=MZ$ normalizes $M$, and $G$ has $|Z|$ cosets of $M$ in it.



        Because $G/Mcong C_p$, the $p$-power map on $G/M$ is the zero map so $G^psubseteq M$, and the quotient $G/M$ is abelian so $G'subseteq M$. Therefore $G^pG'subseteq M$ for every maximal $M$. Both $G^p$ and $G'$ are normal so we know that $G^pG'$ is normal too.






        share|cite|improve this answer









        $endgroup$



        For a finite $p$-group $G$, any maximal subgroup $M<G$ is normal of index $p$.



        Proof. $G$ has nontrivial center so pick a central subgroup $Z$ of order $p$. If $Zsubseteq M$ then $M/Z<G/Z$ is normal of index $p$ by induction hypothesis, and then $M<G$ is normal of index $p$. Otherwise if $Znotsubseteq M$ then the whole group $G=MZ$ normalizes $M$, and $G$ has $|Z|$ cosets of $M$ in it.



        Because $G/Mcong C_p$, the $p$-power map on $G/M$ is the zero map so $G^psubseteq M$, and the quotient $G/M$ is abelian so $G'subseteq M$. Therefore $G^pG'subseteq M$ for every maximal $M$. Both $G^p$ and $G'$ are normal so we know that $G^pG'$ is normal too.







        share|cite|improve this answer












        share|cite|improve this answer



        share|cite|improve this answer










        answered Sep 19 '15 at 3:50









        whackawhacka

        12.1k1734




        12.1k1734






























            draft saved

            draft discarded




















































            Thanks for contributing an answer to Mathematics Stack Exchange!


            • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

            But avoid



            • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

            • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


            Use MathJax to format equations. MathJax reference.


            To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




            draft saved


            draft discarded














            StackExchange.ready(
            function () {
            StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmath.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f1441524%2fif-g-is-a-p-group-then-phig-ggp%23new-answer', 'question_page');
            }
            );

            Post as a guest















            Required, but never shown





















































            Required, but never shown














            Required, but never shown












            Required, but never shown







            Required, but never shown

































            Required, but never shown














            Required, but never shown












            Required, but never shown







            Required, but never shown







            Popular posts from this blog

            Can a sorcerer learn a 5th-level spell early by creating spell slots using the Font of Magic feature?

            Does disintegrating a polymorphed enemy still kill it after the 2018 errata?

            A Topological Invariant for $pi_3(U(n))$