The Schur-Zassenhaus theorem in locally finite groups

Abstract

AbstractLet L = HK be a semidirect product of a normal locally finite π′-group H by a locally finite π′-group K, where π, is a set of primes. Suppose CK(H) = 1 and L is Sylow π-sparse (which in the countable case just says that the Sylow π-subgroups of L are conjugate). This paper completes the characterization of those groups which can occur as K—this had previously been obtained under the assumption that L is locally soluble. The answer is the same—essentially that the groups occurring are those having a subgroup of finite index which is a subdirect product of so-called “pinched” groups.