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On the soluble length of groups with prime-power order

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Susan Evans-Riley ,
M.F. Newman  and
Csaba Schneider
Susan Evans-Riley
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia e-mail: susan@maths.usyd.edu.au
M.F. Newman
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia e-mail: newman@maths.anu.edu.au
Csaba Schneider
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia e-mail: csaba@maths.anu.edu.au
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Abstract

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We show that for every integer k ≥ 3 and every prime p ≤ 5 there is a group with soluble length k and order .

Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 343 - 346
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1999

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