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Character degrees and derived length in p-groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Michael C. Slattery
Michael C. Slattery
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Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Milwaukee, WI 53233
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There are a number of theorems which bound d.l.(G), the derived length of a group G, in terms of the size of the set c.d.(G) of irreducible character degrees of G assuming that G is in some particular class of solvable groups ([1], [3], [4], [7]). For instance, Gluck [4] shows that d.l.(G)≤2 |c.d.(G)| for any solvable group, whereas Berger [1] shows that d.l.(G)≤|c.d.(G)| if G has odd order. One of the oldest (and smallest) such bounds is a theorem of Taketa [7] which says that d.l.(G)≤|c.d.(G)| if G is an M-group. Most of the existing theorems are an attempt to extend Taketa's bound to all solvable groups. However, it is not even known for M-groups whether or not this is the best possible bound. This suggests that given a class of solvable groups one might try to find the maximum derived length of a group with n character degrees (i.e. the best possible bound).

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Research Article
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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , May 1988 , pp. 221 - 230
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1988

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