Analysis of coset containment within conjugacy classes in a finite group, suggesting cardinality links.
Let G be a finite group, N a normal subgroup of G and x∈ G-N. We discuss when the coset $Nx$ is contained in the union of two conjugacy classes, K and D, of G. We show that N need not be solvable, and can even be non-abelian simple, but in these cases, K and D must have the same cardinality, and the non-solvable structure of N is restricted. The non-abelian principal factors of G contained in N are then isomorphic to S× ⋯× S, where S is a simple group of Lie type of odd characteristic.
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Antonio Beltrán (2025) studied this question.
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