Open AccessCyclic subgroups of order 4 in finite 2-groups
Author(s) -
Zvonimir Janko
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
glasnik matematički
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1846-7989
pISSN - 0017-095X
DOI - 10.3336/gm.42.2.08
Subject(s) - mathematics , order (exchange) , cyclic group , locally finite group , pure mathematics , combinatorics , business , abelian group , finance
We determine completely the structure of finite 2-groups which possess exactly six cyclic subgroups of order 4. This is an exceptional case because in a finite 2-group is the number of cyclic subgroups of a given order 2n (n ≥ 2 fixed) divisible by 4 in most cases and this solves a part of a problem stated by Berkovich. In addition, we show that if in a finite 2-group G all cyclic subgroups of order $4$ are conjugate, then G is cyclic or dihedral. This solves a problem stated by Berkovich