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A SOLVABILITY CRITERION FOR FINITE LOOPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2013

EMMA LEPPÄLÄ*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, PL 3000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
MARKKU NIEMENMAA
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, PL 3000, 90014 Oulu, Finland email markku.niemenmaa@oulu.fi
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Abstract

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We show that a finite loop, whose inner mapping group is the direct product of a dihedral $2$-group and a nonabelian group of order $pq$ ($p$ and $q$ are distinct odd prime numbers), is solvable.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright ©2013 Australian Mathematical Publishing Association Inc. 

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