Conjugate-permutable implies subnormal in finite

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This article gives the statement and possibly, proof, of an implication relation between two subgroup properties, when the big group is a finite group. That is, it states that in a Finite group (?), every subgroup satisfying the first subgroup property (i.e., Conjugate-permutable subgroup (?)) must also satisfy the second subgroup property (i.e., Subnormal subgroup (?)). In other words, every conjugate-permutable subgroup of finite group is a subnormal subgroup of finite group.
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Statement

Any conjugate-permutable subgroup of a finite group is subnormal.

Related facts

Facts used

  1. Conjugate-permutability satisfies intermediate subgroup condition
  2. Maximal conjugate-permutable implies normal

Proof

Given: A finite group , a conjugate-permutable subgroup of .

To prove: is a subnormal subgroup of .

Proof:

  1. (Fact used: fact (1)): Define a descending chain as follows: , and if properly contains , is a maximal element among the proper conjugate-permutable subgroups of that contain .
    1. (Well-definedness): Note that by fact (1), is conjugate-permutable in , so the collection of proper conjugate-permutable subgroups of containing is nonempty. Since is finite, it has a maximal element.
    2. (Terminates at in finitely many steps): The chain is a strictly descending chain of subgroups until it reaches . Since is finite, it terminates in finitely many steps at . Thus, there exists such that .
    3. (Fact used: fact (2)): By definition, is a maximal conjugate-permutable subgroup of , so fact (2) tells us that is normal in .
    4. (Conclusion): The s thus form a subnormal series for in , making a subnormal subgroup of .