Abstract
Given a field F of positive characteristic p>2 and a finite group G we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the unit group of the group algebra FG to be meta-abelian. In particular, if p≥5, this happens only when G is abelian.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 295-302 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 26 Jul 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:I am grateful to Avinoam Mann for his helpful comments.I would also like to thank the Rothschild Foundation for financial support, and the Mathematical Institute at Oxford for its hospitality.