Abnormal subgroup

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This is an opposite of normality

Definition

Definition with symbols

A subgroup $H$ of a group $G$ is termed abnormal if, for any $x$ in $G$, $x$ lies inside the subgroup $<H,H^x>$.

Relation with other properties

Weaker properties

• Weakly abnormal subgroup
• Pronormal subgroup
• Weakly pronormal subgroup
• Paranormal subgroup
• Polynormal subgroup

Opposites

The only subgroup of a group that is both normal and abnormal is the whole group itself.

Metaproperties

Intermediate subgroup condition

YES: This subgroup property satisfies the intermediate subgroup condition: if a subgroup has the property in the whole group, it has the property in every intermediate subgroup.
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Transitivity

NO: This subgroup property is not transitive: a subgroup with this property in a subgroup with this property, need not have the property in the whole group
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The property of being abnormal is not transitive. Its subordination is the property of being subabnormal.

Trimness

The property of being abnormal is identity-true, that is, any group is abnormal as a subgroup of itself. It is not true for the trivial subgroup unless the whole group is trivial.

References

• Nilpotent subgroups of finite soluble groups by John S. Rose, Math. Zeitschr. 106, 97-112 (1968)