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* <math>\Phi(H) \le Z(H)</math>, viz the [[Frattini subgroup]] is contained inside the [[center]]
* <math>\Phi(H) \le Z(H)</math>, viz the [[Frattini subgroup]] is contained inside the [[center]]
* <math>[G,H] \le Z(H)</math>
* <math>[G,H] \le Z(H)</math>
* <math>C_G(H)= Z(H)</math>
* <math>C_G(H)= Z(H)</math> (i.e., <math>H</math> is a [[self-centralizing subgroup]] of <math>G</math>)


==Facts==
==Facts==


Every [[group of prime power order]] has a critical subgroup. {{further|[[Thompson's critical subgroup theorem]]}}
Every [[group of prime power order]] has a critical subgroup. {{further|[[Thompson's critical subgroup theorem]]}}

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Definition

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Let G be a group of prime power order.

A subgroup H of G is said to be critical if it is characteristic in G, and the following three conditions hold:

Facts

Every group of prime power order has a critical subgroup. Further information: Thompson's critical subgroup theorem