Strongly closed subgroup

This article describes a property that can be evaluated for a triple of a group, a subgroup of the group, and a subgroup of that subgroup.
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Definition

Definition with symbols

Let $H\leq K\leq G$ be groups. Then, $H$ is said to be strongly closed in $K$ with respect to $G$ if any $G$-conjugate of an element of $H$, which lies inside $K$, in fact lies inside $H$. In other words, for any $g\in G$:

$gHg^{-1}\cap K\leq H$.

The term is typically used for the situation where $K$ is a Sylow subgroup of $G$. The particular case can also be generalized to the notion of a strongly closed subgroup for a fusion system.

Relation with other properties

Weaker properties

• Weakly closed subgroup