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This self-contained therapy covers simple effects on homogeneous approximation of actual numbers; the analogue for advanced numbers; uncomplicated effects for nonhomogeneous approximation within the genuine case; the analogue for complicated numbers; and basic houses of the multiples of an irrational quantity, for either fractional and essential components. 1963 variation.
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Let P be the preimage in * of P. Since F(K) char * and P char F ( * ) , we know that P < K. Thus F(P) C F(K). On the other hand, F{K) C P and F ( * ) c h a r * imply that F(K) C F(P). Thus F(P) = F ( * ) . Then CF(P)(R) = CF{K)(R) = 1, and hence (3) holds with * replaced by P. _But then R centralizes P, contrary to our choice of P. Thus K = P and * is a p-group. 30 I. Preliminary Results Now suppose that RQ is a subgroup of R of prime order. Clearly (1) and (2) hold with R replaced by Ro. Furthermore, CF(K){Ro) = F(K) n CK(Ro) = F(K) n CK{R) = CF{K){R) = 1, so (3) also holds with R replaced by Ro.
Thus, for some i, P fixes Vi. But then K and P induce automorphisms of Vi and, since |V;| = |Vi| = p, this implies [K,P] centralizes Vi. 24), K = [K,P], so K centralizes V{. 14). Finally, suppose that n = r + 1. Then n is even. But, since PR acts transitively on the set of subgroups { Vi }, n = \PR : NpR(Vr+i)\, which is odd. This final contradiction concludes the proof. • The following theorem (without restriction to groups of odd order) was published by G. Higman in 1957. In his doctoral dissertation, J.
Remark. 4 slightly, the conclusion need not hold.